Sa kasisimula pa lamang na Southeast Asian (SEA Games) 2019 na ipinagdaraos sa ating bansa ay samu’t-saring pekeng balita na ang kumalat mula sa malalaking media outlets man o sa mga post ng netizens sa social media.
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Nakakalungkot isipin na may mga ganitong klase ng tao na kayang sirain ang imahe ng sariling bansa para lamang sa kanilang maitim na agenda.
Sa kabila ng pagkalat ng mga pekeng balita, hindi nagpatalo ang mga “TUNAY NA PILIPINO” upang kontrahin ang mga ito. Isa sa mga netizen na lumalaban sa ‘fake news’ ay si Immanuel Tallo.
Sa kanyang Facebook post, inilahad ni Tallo ang mga pekeng balitang kumalat.
Isa na rito ay ang mga teams mula sa ibang bansa na “late pickup and late check-in” raw.
Ginawang malaking isyu ito ng ilang media at netizens dahil ilang oras raw naghintay ang mga ito at ang iba naman ay natulog sa sahig ng hotel. Subalit ang katotohanan ay maaga silang dumating sa ating bansa at ang standard hotel check-in naman ay 2 or 3pm.
Pati ang paulit-ulit raw na pagkain at ‘limited’ bottled water supply ay ginawang issue.
Narito ang kanyang buong post:
“Here’s a list of a few pieces of DEBUNKED fake news surrounding the SEA Games that have circulated around the interwebs the past few days:
1. Late pickup and check-in of visiting teams. - Some visiting teams arrived much earlier than previously communicated, which led to the logistical nightmare. Also, standard hotel check-in time is 2 or 3pm.
Timor-Leste football team / Photo credit to the owner
Cambodian National Football team / Photo credit to the owner
2. Repetitive food and limited bottled water supply (c/o Inquirer). - This is literally standard hotel service.
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3. Unfinished Biñan Stadium (c/o Inquirer) - Turns out to be the track field in UP Diliman that’s undergoing renovation.
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4. Kikiam being fed to athletes (c/o Inquirer and ABS-CBN) - The hotel says it’s Chicken sausage. Also, what kind of hotel would serve kikiam?
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5. Pork being served to Muslim athletes from SG (c/o SCMP sourced from Rappler)- The SG team debunked this report which included a quote from the team manager in an interview which never happened.
Singapore debunked the news from South China Morning Post / Photo credit to the owner
6. Unfinished construction photos at Rizal Memorial Stadium(c/o Rappler and CNN)- These are either older photos or photos of non-SEA Games related facilities like the RMS swimming pool.
Rizal Memorial Stadium under renovation / Photo credit to the owner
7. Philippine flag as buffet tablecloth (Ricky Velasco former ABS-CBN radio reporter) - The event was an OFW meet-up totally unrelated to the SEA Games.
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8. Underfed volunteers (c/o Fox Sports) - Fellow volunteers refuted claims of lack of food for the staff.
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And the list goes on. I’m not saying there’s some sort of conspiracy or an agenda in there somewhere. But I cannot really say that there’s none either."
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Source: Immanuel Tallo | Facebook
