Happy International Fact-Checking Day

Editorial cartoon: International Fact-Checking Day

Timothy Andrei Milambiling is a 4th-year journalism student from Polytechnic University of the Philippines – College of Communication and is the current chief cartoonist of Assortedge. Got comments, questions, or insights about this story? Head to the public-art chat room of the Rappler Communities app, available for iOS, Android, or web. Access our chat rooms by tapping the Community tab on the app. See you there!

Happy International Fact-Checking Day

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