# Claim 715

TIME quoted Maria Ressa saying, after her February 2019 cyber libel arrest, that the charges were tools being used to try to silence her and Rappler.

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

- Statement: TIME quoted Maria Ressa saying, after her February 2019 cyber libel arrest, that the charges were tools being used to try to silence her and Rappler.
- Field: action
- Value: Ressa: arrest is a tool to silence us
- About: [incident 2019-philippines-arrests-ressa](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-philippines-arrests-ressa)
- Source: Journalist Maria Ressa Arrested for 'Cyber Libel' in the Philippines. https://time.com/5528416/maria-ressa-arrested-cyber-libel/
- Publisher: TIME
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2019-02-13

## Quotation from the source

> These are tools that are being used to try to silence us.

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