For some Filipinos (like the MMDA spokesperson), satire is being passed as 'news'

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The problem is when people are not able to distinguish political satire from facts.

While both are different forms of speech, satire and humor are now more influential in shaping public opinion online.as “a literary form that employs such devices as sarcasm, irony and ridicule to deride prevailing vices or follies.”as “something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing” or “a funny or amusing quality.”

Dannagal Young, a professor of communication at the University of Delaware, explained that such practice is done for years as an effective way to expose “hypocrisy and flaws” to the public. “Satirists like Aristophanes writing in ancient Greece used rich political satire and irony to expose hypocrisy and flaws among elites and within policies and institutions.

Professor Nichole Force, who wrote the article “Humor’s Hidden Power: Weapon, Shield and Psychological Salve.”Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance“Of course there will be unjust accusations, but in the free market of ideas the answer to false accusations cannot be less speech but more speech that leads to the truth.

 

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And the problem is how the people in Malacanang stupidly appoint govt officials who are without knowldge or experiences in their assigned offices.

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