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House: Public Officials Should Promote Truth, Not Misinformation
- Senator Ronald dela Rosa shared an AI-generated video on June 15 in Manila showing students opposing Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment.
- Malacañang and House officials criticized dela Rosa on June 16, urging public officials to act responsibly and stop spreading misinformation online.
- The video, flagged as suspicious by experts, accused the impeachment process of political bias and falsely depicted students defending Duterte amid impeachment proceedings citing misuse of funds.
- The video gained over 7.3 million views with 116,000 reactions and 67,000 shares, prompting calls from House spokesperson Princess Abante to legislate penalties on officials spreading fake news.
- Officials emphasized the duty of public servants to promote truth, warning that disinformation from high-ranking figures erodes public trust and has real-world consequences.
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House: Public officials should promote truth, not misinformation
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday expressed concern over what it describes as Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s “irresponsible and dangerous act” of spreading artificial intelligence (AI)-generated disinformation targeting the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a press briefing, House spokesperson Princess Abante said Dela Rosa’s decision to share AI-generated content questioning the legitimacy of the impeachme…
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Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa is peddling disinformation by sharing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content questioning the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, the House prosecution panel said Tuesday.
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Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel has chided Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa for spreading an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video of students who are against the impeachment of the latter's ally, Vice President Sara Duterte.“Senador ba 'to? Mabuti pa ang mga bata, nakakaintindi na may mga kayang gumawa at magpakalat ng AI-generated videos para manlinlang ng kapwa (Is this really a Senator? Even children understand that there are peopl…
Palace calls out dela Rosa on AI fake news
MALACAÑANG on Monday called out Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte for thoughtlessly sharing online an artificial intelligence-generated video criticizing the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. The video, which circulated on Facebook, showed students being "interviewed" and expressing their disapproval of the attempt to unseat Duterte. It was uploaded with the hashtag #AI in the caption. Presidential Communicat…
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Tsek.phDela Rosa draws flak over AI video of students opposing Sara Duterte's impeachment
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa unapologetically shared an AI-generated video of Filipino students opposing the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
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