Rappler's latest stories on hearing on fake news

Senate hearing tackles blogs vs Bong Go on warships deal
Centerlaw lawyer Gilbert Andres cautions against tagging 'political opinion' as 'fake news'

Is it official gov't line to say VP Robredo is purveyor of fake news?
(UPDATED) PCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy tells senators it's just her opinion, but she is told public officials like her are expected to be more responsible with their speech

Poe: 'Bloggers are not above libel laws'
'You cannot just attack a person without basis, and then hide behind the skirt of free expression,' says Senator Grace Poe at the second Senate hearing on fake news

WATCH: 'Fake news' and the dilemma it has created
UP professor Clarissa David explains the spread of disinformation and misinformation on social media, its impact online and offline, and the steps we can take to address it

Mocha Uson admits she has 'staff' for her 'personal' blog
This comes as the Duterte administration is accused of funding propaganda bloggers, such as Mocha Uson, to spread fake news and sway public opinion

Mocha runs blog on her own? Why was it 'live' as she spoke?
On Facebook, Mocha Uson Blog rebroadcasts video from PTV while Uson – who claims that she alone handles her blog – is seated in a 5-hour Senate hearing on fake news

Thinking Pinoy didn't tell Senate he won consultancy at BCDA
(3rd UPDATE) Based on a document downloaded by Rappler from a government website, blogger Rey Joseph Nieto clinched a P30,000 ($587) consultancy contract with BCDA

‘DFA needs me more than I need them’ – Thinking Pinoy
Pro-Duterte blogger Rey Joseph Nieto says the P12,000 he receives from the Department of Foreign Affairs, where he is consultant, is just a 'pittance'

Asec or blogger? Choose only one, Nancy Binay tells Mocha Uson
Senator Nancy Binay reminds Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson that all government officials are bound by the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees

Mocha Uson says rules on fairness don't apply to her
'I'm a blogger, not a journalist,' Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson tells Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, when he asks if she ever tried to get the side of people she has attacked in her blog

Mocha Uson: 'Ako po ay biktima ng fake news'
Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson says she attended the Senate hearing on fake news to support the campaign against spreading false information online
