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Violent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels within the South China Sea are being manipulated on-line by disinformation networks for revenue, posing dangers to regional safety, an AFP investigation has discovered.
Violent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels within the South China Sea are being manipulated on-line by disinformation networks for revenue, posing dangers to regional safety, an AFP investigation has discovered.
Since Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took workplace in 2022 and started standing as much as China over its territorial claims, social media has been awash with posts that usually exaggerate the nation’s protection capabilities or allude to an imminent conflict within the area.
AFP uncovered a coordinated community of dozens of Facebook and YouTube channels that direct customers to a bogus information web site that seems to make use of synthetic intelligence to quickly churn out unfounded claims for promoting income.
