![]() ![]() The article became viral, prompting the US Embassy in Manila to issue an official statement denying the "news."Īfter the Philippines placed in the top five of various international beauty pageants, Adobo Chronicles reported last year that the country had been banned from joining beauty pageants for the next two years.ĭespite the big disclaimer placed on top of its homepage, The Philippine Trend's May article about a supposed murder of a Filipina fan of British-Irish boyband One Direction by her own father became viral on social media. The piece was a humorous take on a report earlier this year about many Pinoys having a favorable view of the US, even more than Americans. Unfortunately, no matter how unbelievably ridiculous their stories may be, thousands of Pinoy netizens still fell for one of their most famous recent articles, which, if it were true, would surely be exciting: the United States exempting Filipinos from getting visas to enter the country. The site posted the article after Castelo filed a bill against planking during street protests.Īpparently living up to the Filipino food it's named after, this website describes itself as the "best source of up-to-date unbelievable news." Winston Castelo filed an Anti-Angry Birds Bill. In 2011, Pinoy netizens also fell for its report that Quezon City Rep. The site's “Philippines Named ‘Most Stupid Country to Elect a 20-Year OJT as a Senator’ by Time Magazine,” which pokes fun at Binay’s election to the Senate, is its most-commented article. Jack Enrile also responded when they were featured during the height of the 2013 election campaign season. ![]() It wasn't only Jinggoy who cried foul over its stories. Jinggoy Estrada getting arrested in the United States for allegedly implanting money into his body, which even prompted the senator to release a statement denying the incident. This website, which started out in 2011 as a "result of boredom in the office," has always created commotion among Filipino netizens and politicians. We made a list of these Pinoy fake news sites to watch out for so you can think twice before their articles get the best of you. Add the Filipinos' tendency to quickly share and retweet on Facebook and Twitter to the equation, and things really get scary. A lot of netizens fell for it, Filipinos included.Įven before this humorous report came out, there have been countless times when Filipino netizens fell for satirical pieces written by our kababayan on local fake news and satire websites. Two weeks ago, netizens were abuzz-some in total shock, some in disappointment, and others with hearty laughter-when National Report, an American fake news website, published an article saying Facebook will start charging its users a $2.99 monthly fee starting November. If you think a news story is too good or too ridiculous to be true, it might be just that. ![]()
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