FAKE PHOTO THAT WENT VIRAL

Minority news personalities --- such as Vice President Leni Robredo (meeting with European Union officials, which did not happen) and Sen. Risa Hontiveros (hundreds of slippers in an NPA camp which she said were not hers) --- have often been the target of bogus news and photos.

This time it’s President Duterte who was struck by fakery in messaging. Agence France Presse said the photo was altered, It showed Duterte and other government officials greeting the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, at Malacañang with a banner stating, “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China.”