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FACT CHECK: Facebook post claims Maria Ressa was sentenced to 15 years for cyber libel #FactsFirstPH

Baguio Chronicle by Baguio Chronicle
July 30, 2022
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FACT CHECK:  Facebook post claims Maria Ressa was sentenced to 15 years for cyber libel #FactsFirstPH
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Claim: Facebook post claims Maria Ressa was sentenced to 15 years for cyber libel.
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The Facts: Facebook user Israel Ponce published a post under a page called The Marcos-Duterte Chronicles claiming that Rappler CEO and journalist Maria Ressa was sentenced to 15 years in jail for cyber libel.
https://www.facebook.com/marcosdutertechronicles/posts/382476473972662
The image in the post features Maria Ressa in what seems to be an arrest booking procedure. The photo, however, is from 2019, when the journalist was arrested for a different case.
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/…/Rappler-Maria-Ressa…
As of July 8, The Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of both Ressa and Rappler researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr. after the cyber libel charges pressed by businessman Wilfredo Keng in 2017.
https://www.cbsnews.com/…/maria-ressa-rey-santos…/
The CA decision may have been linked to an article suggesting that Keng may have been involved in alleged human trafficking and drug smuggling.
https://abogado.com.ph/ca-affirms-conviction-of-maria…/
If convicted, both may be punished by a maximum of 7 years of jail time. However, since cyber libel is a bailable offense, Ressa and Santos are still entitled to post-conviction bail despite the CA decision.
https://www.rappler.com/…/263749-verdict-primer-legal…/
Why we fact-check this: As of July 29, the Facebook post has reached over 1,400 reactions and 114 shares. Misinformation this widespread can cause severe damage to one’s reputation.
#FactsFirstPH
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