(READ: PCOO warned vs getting info dissemination training from China, Russia)Įarly in December, the United Kingdom’s communications regulator Office of Communications (Ofcom) ruled that RT had broken TV impartiality rules in 7 of their programs. The controversial Russian network was identified by the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence in January 2017 as the primary source of propaganda that the Russians used to further their interests in the 2016 US elections. RT, according to its website, is an international news network that “covers stories overlooked by the mainstream media, provides alternative perspectives on current affairs, and acquaints international audiences with a Russian viewpoint on major global events.” RT is financed by the Russian government. Teresa Encarnacion Tadem, who is executive director of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies and a professor in the UP Diliman Department of Political Science, said she has not heard of him.
In the academe, Garrie does not have published research, too. Garrie has also been a guest on “CrossTalk,” a segment on RT (formerly Russia Today) and on “The Debate,” a segment on Press TV.ĭespite his many contributions to publications and shows, Garrie’s academic background is not available on the biographies that are written about him in these publications.
The website itself does not have an “About” page nor a list of editorial board members. A closer look showed that most of his published work are opinion pieces, while others were written for websites that post misleading articles like The Duran.Įurasia Future is a website “offering the latest policy and analysis on the most important events shaping our world today,” according to its Facebook page. Rounding out the top 5 “experts” cited by The Daily Sentry were Jun Avelino (11 times) who was labeled an “international relations” or “foreign relations expert ” Sass Sasot (8 times) who was tagged an “international relations expert ” MJ Quiambao Reyes (7 times) who was labeled an “international trade” or “trade expert ” and Paula Defensor-Knack (5 times) who was called an “international criminal law expert.”Ī Google search of Garrie showed that he is the director a website called Eurasia Future and that he has been a guest on many TV and internet shows. Out of the 66 mentions, the name Adam Garrie was repeated the most at 27 times, with different titles to his name: geopolitical expert, Eurasia expert, UK geopolitical expert, international political expert, foreign political expert, foreign expert, UK political expert, foreign expert and writer, Asian geopolitical expert, trade expert, political analyst expert, political analyst, UK political commentator, and just plain “expert.”
We identified 66 mentions of 13 so-called experts.īelow is a table that shows these mentions, along with the headline of the articles published, the bylines attached to them, the dates they were published, and what they were about. To look into how disinformation can spread through the misuse, and abuse, of the label “expert,” Rappler took a look at the 2018 headlines of The Daily Sentry, a website known for publishing false or misleading claims. There have been cases when claims are attributed to “experts” to lend these posts credibility and legitimacy. MANILA, Philippines – When newsroom fact checkers and wary netizens check for the authenticity of a claim online, they look for primary sources to verify facts.
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