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[Monseratto]

Reminds me of the fake message of support of Oprah...

False CNN statement on Yolanda super typhoon goes viral
Manila : Philippines | Nov 09, 2013 at 2:00 AM PST BY Stef dela Cruz



A statement supposedly from CNN goes viral online. Unfortunately, it didn't come from CNN per se, but from a reader who left a comment on CNN's page.

People around the world are sharing a photo of an alleged statement from CNN that refers to the Filipinos as “unbelievably resilient” and “a bunch of survivors.” Here’s the catch: No such statement came from CNN.

The tech blog Tech Envy called out the glaring error via an Instagram post, saying, “…CNN did NOT post this.” The post goes on to say, “We should give our fellow Pinoys all the support they can get, whether it be financial or emotional, but there is no [place] for misinformation. Let's not add ‘gullible’ to the list of adjectives with which they describe us Filipinos.”

One of the telltale signs that the statement did not come from CNN: The word “ingenious” was misspelled in the first sentence of the alleged statement. (The statement actually came from a reader who left a comment on CNN’s news portal.)

The photo of CNN’s supposed statement went viral after super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), the most powerful tropical storm this year, hit the Philippines November 8.

Today’s generation: Gullible to (erroneous) online information?

In an era of blogs and social media, have people become susceptible to half-baked truths? Are people bound to believe what they see online despite the signs pointing to its inaccuracy?

On Nov. 5, a satirical article announcing a politician’s arrest after smuggling money by hiding it between his wife’s breasts also went viral. Readers leaving comments on the popular blog seemed to believe the news, instead of taking it for what it was: Satire.

Soon after, the senator in question felt compelled to release a statement regarding the article’s lack of truth. Funny how one satirical article led to a media ruckus, simply because people thought it was true.

Rappler criticized the inability of many Filipinos to discern truth in an article published Nov. 6. “Why can’t many Filipinos tell truth from satire?” the article wonders out loud. “This would have been understandable if the article’s satire was too subtle… However, many parts in the article clearly screamed satire…”
Netizens: A call to critical thinking

With information readily available online, it is important for netizens to know the difference between what is true and what isn’t. When we believe what we read online just as readily as we would believe what we hear when eavesdropping at the barber shop, we live not in an era of information, but of misinformation.

Believing in erroneous information, whether satire or a seemingly innocent misquote, can be dangerous.

A perfect example is what happened in Colorado in 2012. A 1-year-old boy who believed he was talking to his parents online tried to poison his nanny after he was “asked by his mom to take the rat poison from the cupboard” and add it to their coffee pot.

OK, that part is not true. A 1-year-old who can go online, reach the cupboard and read the label for rat poison (which shouldn’t be in the cupboard in the first place). If you fell for it, gotcha!

[Retz]

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[falken]

Free for all, pati mga bodega...pag naubos na, then what?

Proud pa ang mga lintek na iyan.

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[vinj]

Nakakahiya yung mga looters na yun

I believe that most of them did not really need the necessities. A number just took advantage of the situation for "free" items.

I hope na matauhan silang lahat at i-soli yung mga items, mag sorry at maging disciplina

Tsk tsk tsk

i

Sad indeed! I think they really just took advantage of the situation more than anything else. It's a shame we cannot emulate a Japan in terms of discipline. We cannot even deploy military personnel immediately to maintain order, in the likeness of how you see the National Guard in the US during hurricanes.

[marg]

PINOY Beautiful in and out.....daw

[170kphlang]

isang bagay ang sigurado na susunod sa mga pangayayari na ito..

pagkakataon mo nanaman magpabango at sumikat..




vice-president binay.. pasok!

[frenchtower]

Giving help is one thing. Defending family and property from hordes of looters is another thing. The L. A. riots and Katrina disaster are good case studies for the Philippines. Make prepping a way of life as our homeland is a collection bowl for all sorts of disasters, natural and man made.

[shibby75]

Im a prepper and i dont think my resources would be enough if that storm hit manila head on. Dapat ko pala paghandaan itong kapitbahay ko.hehe

I was surprised na ganyan pala kasama ang ibang tao.

[Stigg ma]

A Hungry Stomach knows NO Laws

[iceblueyes]

True, but a hungry stomach has no use for a ref/celphone/toys/pallets...

[Monseratto]

Don't feel bad for these people...kahit sa US ganun din nangyari nung Katrina...even worse. Pati POLICE,

[gearhead000]

Siguro iniisip nila since water damaged goods na rin yung mga groceries mapakinabangan na rin lang. Pero yung sa warehouse mukha namang di basa yung mga goods?

[falken]

A Hungry Stomach knows NO Laws

What would a hungry stomach do with an empty freezer?

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[NightRock]

ganyan talaga ang trend ng mga reporter kahit sa mga international news mas gusto nila nasa front line mas realistic ang report.. kahit pa nasa gitna ng war hangat may pag kakataon pinapakita talaga nila na andon sila

[cast_no_shadow]

What would a hungry stomach do with an empty freezer?

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Probably may laman yun freezer (loot goodies) instead na bitbitin nila mga kinuha nila inilagay sa loob ng freezer para isang dalahan na lang. Practicality and convenience hehe




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[NiCe2KnowU]

may cart naman sana dun nalang nilagay :hysterical:

[Monseratto]

Everyone did not realize how bad it will be. Many treated the storm as just another typhoon. Sa US during Category 5 storms after Katrina, they board up their windows, tie down anything that can be blown and evacuate to "storm resistance" centers. Dito Category 6: ZERO preparations... Pati yung nasa "evacuations" center nalunod dahil sa storm surge... Won't be suprised if the total death toll reaches beyond 10,000.

Officials: Typhoon death toll could reach 10,000

Regional police chief Elmer Soria said he was briefed by Leyte provincial Gov. Dominic Petilla late Saturday and told there were about 10,000 deaths in the province, mostly by drowning and from collapsed buildings. The governor's figure was based on reports from village officials in areas where Typhoon Haiyan slammed Friday.

Tacloban city administrator Tecson Lim said that the death toll in the city alone "could go up to 10,000." Tacloban is the Leyte provincial capital of 200,000 people and the biggest city on Leyte Island.

About 300-400 bodies have already been recovered, Lim said. A mass burial was planned Sunday in Palo town near Tacloban.

[cast_no_shadow]

Everyone did not realize how bad it will be. Many treated the storm as just another typhoon. Sa US during Category 5 storms after Katrina, they board up their windows, tie down anything that can be blown and evacuate to "storm resistance" centers. Dito Category 6: ZERO preparations... Pati yung nasa "evacuations" center nalunod dahil sa storm surge... Won't be suprised if the total death toll reaches beyond 10,000.

Officials: Typhoon death toll could reach 10,000

I watched the clip while the storm surge is starting may mga onlookers pa not expecting na delubyo yun pinapanood nila. Ang pilipinas lagi antay muna ng 1st time experience bago paghandaan.

Still kudos pa din to the preparations na ginawa, mas malala siguro ang casualties kung hindi naghanda.


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[mika_23]

I think ang pinaka killer dito sa.bagyo ung "storm surge". Kung nautos ito sa lgu at nasambit ni pnoy sa kanyang live speech na "may kasamang malaking tsunami at pumunta sa high ground", maraming buhay ang masasalba.

[safeorigin]

Im a prepper and i dont think my resources would be enough if that storm hit manila head on. Dapat ko pala paghandaan itong kapitbahay ko.hehe

I was surprised na ganyan pala kasama ang ibang tao.

part of prepping is considering for WROL(without rule of law) situations.