Fake news implications / Understanding social norms / Philippines case dismissed

Fighting corruption in the age of “fake news”.  “Fake news is unlikely to incapacitate anti-corruption efforts, but given its effect on undermining independent media and devaluing corruption allegations, it should be taken seriously by anti-corruption players.”

Transparency International: https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/fighting_corruption_in_the_age_of_fake_news

 

Understanding Social Norms: A Reference Guide for Policy and Practice (Resource).  A product of the Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy Project, this Reference Guide is a comprehensive exploration of the role social norms play in endemic corruption in fragile states.

Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church and Diana Chigas/Tufts University: https://sites.tufts.edu/ihs/social-norms-reference-guide/?src=social

 

Philippine graft court hands former president Marcos' family another win.  In ruling for Imelda Marcos, the special anti-graft court chastised government lawyers for their "unjustified" absence at court hearings and for submitting "mere photocopies" of documentary evidence that the judge rejected.

Channel NewsAsia: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/philippine-graft-court-hands-former-president-marcos-family-11982270

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