Elago (centre), a Philippine legislator and outspoken critic of Duterte, raising a clenched fist as she delivers a speech to commemorate International Human Rights Day, near the presidential palace in Manila. A torrent of misinformation on the social media platform has put activists, journalists, politicians and lawyers in the firing line as Duterte’s government and military out alleged supporters of a decades-old Maoist insurgency. — AFP
MANILA: Philippine lawmaker Sarah Elago faces a daily barrage of Facebook posts linking her to communist rebels trying to overthrow the government. She says the claims are false, but they could get her killed anyway.
A torrent of misinformation on the social media platform has put activists, journalists, politicians and lawyers in the firing line as President Rodrigo Duterte’s government and military out alleged supporters of a decades-old Maoist insurgency.
