Comelec task force vs fake news to check reports of pre-shaded ballots

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:55 p.m.) — The Commission on Elections said posts circulating on social media about alleged pre-shaded ballots in Singapore and Dubai are not true but its task force against fake news will meet Monday afternoon to verify the incidents. 

Filipinos abroad started casting their votes on Sunday. The month-long overseas voting period will run until May 9.

“Wala po kaming natanggap na report kahit sa ating post, kahit na kaming mga opisyal natin dun sa Singapore and therefore, fake news po iyun. May kumakalat rin po na sa Dubai daw meron ding [pre-shaded ballot],” Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said in a briefing on Monday.

(We did not receive reports from our posts, even from our officials in Singapore, and therefore that’s fake news. There is also a post going around about a pre-shaded ballot in Dubai.)

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