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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. Why it matters: When a foreign embassy’s narrative attacks are amplified by weaponized inauthentic networks, it signals a sophisticated level of interference […]

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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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