cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/50468912

A coordinated network of fake accounts and pro-Duterte influencers amplified Chinese Embassy attacks against the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) to discredit the watchdog’s reporting on pro-Beijing influence operations in the country.

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This targeted digital assault on the PCIJ unfolded while the Chinese Embassy in Manila was already leveraging its official Facebook platform to reshape the narrative about the Philippines’ sovereign claims over the West Philippine Sea and delegitimize the landmark 2016 Arbitral Ruling.

When a foreign embassy’s narrative attacks are amplified by weaponized inauthentic networks, it signals a sophisticated level of interference designed to drown out the truth and leave the public confused about what is real, the PCIJ says.

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      4 days ago

      You, @[email protected], have been frequently posting highly biased sources - including such outlets as the wsws. org, a propaganda medium that explicitly promotes and conveys Chinese Communist Party talking points. This site even spreads Beijing’s warmongering propaganda against Taiwan. The wsws is an openly dedicated pro-China mouthpiece.

      It’s absurdly weird that you are accusing someone else of being a ‘propagandist’.

      The sources and facts I post are highly reliable and independent, If you have doubts about that, feel free to address them specifically and provide a rationale for your accusations. This second-hand intimidation is usually what one would expect from ‘tankies’ as you may know.

      [Edit typo.]