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MANILA, Philippines – The social media giant Facebook on Wednesday released some screenshots of posts supporting President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, which were created by fake accounts tracked to people. of Fujian province in China.
Facebook closed the pages and accounts for “coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB)” when sharing global news about the Western Philippine Sea dispute.
One of the removed pages was “South China Sea Outpost,” which shared the news report on President Rodrigo Duterte’s comment that the government will go ahead with projects by Chinese companies, including those included on the US blacklist.
/ Facebook press release
Specifically, Sangley Point International Airport, a joint project of the Chinese company Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (CCCC) and Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia Corp.
Another “Solid Sarah Z Duterte 2022” Facebook page post, endorsing Duterte-Carpio’s presidential candidacy in 2022, criticized Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon for opposing the proposal to grant Duterte powers of attorney. emergency to fix the problems plaguing Philippine Health Insurance Corp.
/ Facebook press release
Accounts traced to police, military
The social media giant also removed more than 100 counterfeit accounts dating back to the Armed Forces of the Philippines as well as the Philippine National Police for “CIB” or those with misleading accounts.
Facebook said the accounts mostly posted criticism of “the opposition, activism and communism.”
The accounts were most active when discussions about the anti-terrorism law began from 2019.
Below are some of the account positions linked to the country’s police and military forces:
/ Facebook press release
/ Facebook press release
One of the posts called an activist the current virus causing the plague in the country. [ac]
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