Catch Me If You Can

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Disinformation researcher Jonathan Ong and journalist Kat Ventura go deep into the world of troll farms and online black propaganda machinery in the Philippines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 05/11/2023

    13 - Sass Sasot part 2

    For this season of “Catch Me If You Can,” Jonathan Ong and Kat Ventura are having conversations with people across the political aisle. In their recent study entitled Parallel Public Spheres, they diagnosed how Philippine society is so divided that it seems like we’re living in separate political universes. Can we still rebuild our public sphere, where people can have real conversations, maybe have disagreements — but at the end of the day still treat each other as fellow citizens, rather than enemies? Sass Sasot rose to fame during the Duterte administration, becoming one of the top 3 mega-influencers supporting former President Rodrigo Duterte. Many academic papers have been written about Sass since then, critiquing her for spreading misinformation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    49 min

  2. 04/28/2023

    12 - Sass Sasot part 1

    For this season of “Catch Me If You Can,” Jonathan Ong and Kat Ventura are having conversations with people across the political aisle. In their recent study entitled Parallel Public Spheres, they diagnosed how Philippine society is so divided that it seems like we’re living in separate political universes. Can we still rebuild our public sphere, where people can have real conversations, maybe have disagreements — but at the end of the day still treat each other as fellow citizens, rather than enemies? Sass Sasot rose to fame during the Duterte administration, becoming one of the top 3 mega-influencers supporting former President Rodrigo Duterte. Many academic papers have been written about Sass since then, critiquing her for spreading misinformation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min
  3. 11 - Tap Wan

    04/15/2023

    11 - Tap Wan

    For this season of “Catch Me If You Can,” Jonathan Ong and Kat Ventura are having conversations with people across the political aisle. In their recent study entitled Parallel Public Spheres, they diagnosed how Philippine society is so divided that it seems like we’re living in separate political universes. Can we still rebuild our public sphere, where people can have real conversations, maybe have disagreements — but at the end of the day still treat each other as fellow citizens, rather than enemies? In this episode Kat talks to a political content creator and supporter of President Bongbong Marcos, known on Facebook and YouTube as Tap Wan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

  4. 04/14/2023

    We’re trying something new this season!

    Jonathan Ong and Kat Ventura experiment with a few episodes where they have a conversation with personalities across the political aisle. They go over controversial social issues and discuss solutions to bridge parallel public spheres. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    2 min

  5. 04/01/2023

    10 - Twinmark throwback

    “Oh ganun pala, naku po!” We revisit the journalistic investigation on the clickbait enterprise of Twinmark Media. How was Trending News Portal really connected to Mocha Uson? And, which pages did Facebook actually take down? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  6. 03/23/2023

    9 - Sexy alters

    This is a tale of two online influencers. One is a closeted-gay bachelor who posts headless naked selfies, and the other is a crossfit coach who fills his wall with seductive thirst-straps. Both have made names for themselves for their racy content, but in the last election cycle they turned…political. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  7. 12/15/2022

    8 - Parallel Public Spheres: Fighting Fire with Fire (Part 2)

    Mob behaviors meant to silent, shame, and punish political opponents became common practices on social media during the elections. Meanwhile, legacy media networks failed to gather all political camps to a national debate. But now that the elections are over, how do we move forward together after so much fighting? Download the English report here. For the Filipino version of the report, access it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min

  8. 12/01/2022

    7 - Parallel Public Spheres: Pseudo Experts, Senators, and AFAMs (Part 1)

    Online influence operations have found new ways to skirt around fact-checking initiatives and social media policies to influence voters. In this episode, we talk about the new personalities in the study Parallel Public Spheres: Influence Operations in the 2022 Philippine Elections by Jonathan Ong, Nicole Curato, Rossine Fallorina, Jose Mari Lanuza, and Ferdinand Sanchez II. Download the English report here. For the Filipino version of the report, access it here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min
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Disinformation researcher Jonathan Ong and journalist Kat Ventura go deep into the world of troll farms and online black propaganda machinery in the Philippines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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