| Info | Details |
|---|---|
| What | Hack the Hive Hackathon |
| When | May 25-26 |
| Where | QBO Makati |
| By Whom | PLDT Free Bee |
Break the Fake is a movement that holds hackathons sponsored by Facebook and the US State Department to solve fake news in democratic countries. It is organized by YSEALI alumni.
In the Philippines, it was held in De La Salle University in Manila.
The event featured talks by democracy activists who suffered during martial law.
The winner was a system to help determine fake pages based on analytics data from the header of each page.
Juan Dalisay Jr.
Reporter
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