The War On News

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Claim

Claim 500

The presidential spokesperson said the ban followed the president's loss of trust in the outlet's reporting, which he called fake news.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The presidential spokesperson said the ban followed the president's loss of trust in the outlet's reporting, which he called fake news.
Field
stated_justification
Value
"lost trust" and "fake news"
About
incident 2018-philippines-bans-rappler-presidential-palace
Source
Philippines bans Rappler reporters from presidential palace
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2018-02-21

Quotation from the source

lost trust