Laban ng Masa warns public of fake pages posing as Ka Leody supporters

Philstar.com screenshots of the alleged fake Facebook pages of presidential aspirant Leody De Guzman

MANILA, Philippines — Laban ng Masa on Thursday called on the public to report Facebook pages that it said were pretending to be supporters of labor leader Leody de Guzman, the coalition's standard-bearer.

"These pages are clearly being operated by online troll armies as they have been posting misleading fake news articles all at the same time," the coalition said in separate posts on Facebook and Twitter on Thursday.

It identified five Facebook pages linking themselves to De Guzman:

Ka Lodi Sakalam Supporters (with 580 likes as of writing)

According to the page transparency feature on Facebook, it was created on July 17, 2021 and was previously named “Bente Bente.” The page is said to be primarily managed by five individuals based in the Philippines. It is currently classified as an “entertainment website.”

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