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AB opens fact-checking elective to other colleges, faculties

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AB opens fact-checking elective to other colleges, faculties

THE FACT-CHECKING elective of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) will be available in the College of Commerce and Business Administration next term, following its recent implementation in the Faculty of Engineering. Initially exclusive to Journalism and Legal Management freshmen, the Fact-checking, Verification, and Digital Literacy course is among the…

UST journalism program to offer elective on fact-checking next academic year

THE UST Journalism program will offer an elective on fact-checking and digital literacy to tackle disinformation across different disciplines starting the first term of academic year 2024-2025. The new general education elective, “Digital Literacy, Fact-Checking, and Verification,” will initially be available to first-year students of the journalism and legal management…

AB Dean urges tech firms to help fight ‘fake news’ during the election period

TECHNOLOGY FIRMS like social media giant Facebook should conduct more fact-checking to prevent the spread of “fake news,” especially during the campaign period, Faculty of Arts and Letters Dean Marilu Madrunio said. Citing a New York Times column, Madrunio said technology giants play a vital role in the upcoming elections…

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