Belle Gibson is an Australian blogger and app developer who rose to fame last 2015 through her alternate health program that made her conquer diseases. However, her cancer story was found out to be something made up, according to Federal Court of Australia judge Debbie Mortimer. Gibson may have suffered delusions about her health status, but there was never an official diagnosis that she had cancer. Her appeal to pity about her having a terrible disease i.e. cancer urged charities to donate to her. The money she gathered was essential for the publication of her book, The Whole Pantry, a cookbook in contract with Latern Books. The Australian court sentenced her guilty of fraud for deceiving her followers for profit. It was also been reported that Gibson lives in an extravagant lifestyle like renting an upscale uptown apartment, driving a luxurious car, leasing an expensive office space, undergoing dental and cosmetic surgeries, traveling internationally during holidays, and … [Read more...] about Blogger Guilty for Fake-Claiming She is a Cancer Survivor
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5 Anti-Duterte Pages that Need to be Booted out of Facebook
Last week, the Philippine internet community broke out when famous parody page Senyora Santibañez was shut down. Its 2 million followers found out that the unpublishing of the page was politically motivated. Facebook authorities apparently mass reported Facebook pages that support President Duterte. However, the reporter were traced down and found out to be trolls. We have a list of these pages below: 1.Pepeng Makabayan Pepeng Makabayan deliberately goes against any actions of the current Philippine government. However, instead of taking attacking President Duterte directly, the page attacks his supporters. https://www.facebook.com/PepengMakabayan/photos/a.1760113324238588.1073741827.1759567924293128/1819759551607298/?type=3&permPage=1 This is an example how Pepeng Makabayan shames Krizette Laureta Chu, a prominent Duterte support, calling her an idiot and a pig. 2. Resbak Operatives The goal of this group is "to clean" social media from all posts supporting … [Read more...] about 5 Anti-Duterte Pages that Need to be Booted out of Facebook
Anti-Duterte Page Posts Stupid Comparison Pic on Ms. Universe
Trolls, trolls, trolls. They are everywhere. Many of them are paid. Some just want to make trouble in the internet. All of them want our attention. With the current trolls wars in the Philippine internet community, the camp of those who supports President Duterte and those who still glorify the the previous administrations (the so-called "Yellowtards" for the lack of better terms) clash against each other spewing stupidity after one stupidity. While the Ms. Universe pageant is finally over, some troll pages link the results to something very irrelevant to the topic. Facebook page, Change Scamming posted a photo comparing the photo of Pia Wurtzbach (on the right) and Maxine Medina (on the left) in an attempt to associate the results with the changes of administration. https://www.facebook.com/NaDuterte/photos/a.1027209793983076.1073741827.112529142117817/1236341863069867/?type=3&theater Since I classified this post as something stupid, I really don't like to divert … [Read more...] about Anti-Duterte Page Posts Stupid Comparison Pic on Ms. Universe
Petition to bring Senyora Santibañez back Online #BringBackSenyora
Fans of famous Facebook parody page, Senyora, cannot stay silent of the decision of the page's shut down. They believe there is some conspiracy behind since the page is believed to be influential on the outcome of the last Philippine elections. Political analyst and blogger, Sass Rogando Sasot, started a petition to restore Senyora's page now that it has been confirmed that it is in danger to be permanently deleted. She encourages everyone to write to Katie Harbath, Global Politics and Government Outreach Director at Facebook, with a sample message below: Dear Ms Harbath, I would like to ask you to reinstate the Facebook Page of SENYORA, url: https://www.facebook.com/SenyoraOfficial/ SENYORA is a parody site in the Philippines that has been recently mass reported. SENYORA has brought joy and laughter to millions of Filipinos since it was created in 2013. Because the Page is such a hit, a publisher even compiled SENYORA's posts into a book entitled "Lakompake," published last … [Read more...] about Petition to bring Senyora Santibañez back Online #BringBackSenyora
Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 6)
1. "To be continued" Stories This type of click bait is very common now among blogs. Usually, the headlines are composed of series of words that will capture someone's interest. The formula goes like these: "You will never see ____ if you see these photos" "You cannot believe what he girl did after ____" "These ____ are happy but see what comes after" "OMG! Insane" "He/started as a _____ and then ___" "Facts you wont believe are true" "Look at that face, he/she has a secret" "She was expecting to be ___ but ___" That's enough examples already. You can probably recognize them in a bliss. This type of click bait sounds very genuine because it is very specific to a particular story. However, the site leads you somewhere you don't want to be. Or better of a story which is entirely off topic. In the end... You have seen many examples of click baits in this list. I this series of posts will give you a wider perspective of click baits. Click baits is … [Read more...] about Top Ten Common Click Bait Topics (Part 6)