🔎 Head of digital investigation for Asia-Pacific @afp.com @factcheck.afp.com • Past lives: USA Today, PolitiFact, Poynter • UGA alum
📍 Hong Kong via DC
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Daniel Funke
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🇵🇭 The Philippine government has lodged complaints against several Facebook accounts and warned Meta it could face legal action if it fails to curb a torrent of disinformation targeting President Ferdinand Marcos's health.
From @araeugenio.bsky.social for @afp.com: u.afp.com/SRf3
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
I'm hiring one Philippines reporter and one Myanmar editor to join @en.afp.com's award-winning digital investigation team in Asia. The positions are based in Manila and Bangkok, respectively.
Happy International Fact-Checking Day! 🎉✅
I'm incredibly proud of the work my team at @afp.com has done over the past year to cover disinformation -- despite a whole host of challenges, from the rapid rise of AI to mounting pressures on our industry. #FactsMatter
🦠 Different virus, same disinformation playbook.
@marishagoldhamer.bsky.social and @billmccarthy.bsky.social report on the deluge of Covid-era conspiracy theories about the deadly hantavirus outbreak: www.barrons.com/news/hantavi...
🌏 If you're an enterprising journalist who's passionate about fighting misinformation, is adept at monitoring social media, and wants to join a global news agency, then these roles are for you. Fluency in Tagalog or Burmese is required.
Apply now: afp.com/en/job-openi...
🇹🇭 Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has rejected an audio clip of him purportedly promising to reopen border crossings with Cambodia as false and "obviously" AI-generated u.afp.com/SRPu
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos last month jogged out of his office and broke into impromptu jumping jacks in an attempt to dispel rumours he was paralysed, dying of late-stage cancer, or dead.
An outbreak of the deadly hantavirus on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship is reviving conspiracy theories about vaccines, alleged depopulation campaigns and miracle cures that flourished during the Covid pa...
Meta removed 39 Facebook pages that were pushing false claims about NHL players following an AFP investigation.
The pages were managed from Vietnam and capitalizing on playoff interest to drive traffic to sites overrun with ads.
Via @marishagoldhamer.bsky.social
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🇺🇸🇨🇦 From faulty US government reports to dangerous swatting hoaxes, unfounded health claims to false election fraud narratives, look over some of our most impactful work from North America in 2025 👇#FactCheckingDay
Daniel Funke
Daniel Funke
Daniel Funke
Daniel Funke
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🌍️ From AI-generated visuals and election misinformation to conflict narratives and coordinated online attacks, 2025 exposed how false information is shaping events across Africa. Here's a sample of our top debunks from across the continent for #InternationalFactCheckingDay
US and Israeli attacks on Iran this week have triggered retaliatory strikes across the Middle East, sparking the spread of misinformation around the world.
Here are some of the claims that our global team has debunked so far 🧵
Daniel Funke
Meta has removed 39 Facebook pages that were pushing false claims about famous National Hockey League players following an AFP investigation. The pages were managed from Vietnam and capitalizing on in...
Political crises, elections, armed conflicts and extreme weather events sparked waves of misinformation in Asia-Pacific last year.
On International Fact-Checking Day, here are a few highlights of the most harmful claims we debunked in the region 🧵
#FactCheckingDay #FactsMatter
