THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines launched a collaborative fact-checking network to serve as a public service commitment to counter disinformation.

Tsek.ph is a project of the UP System under the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs through the UP-CMC Journalism Department.

“As the 2022 May elections draw near, fact-checkers from a variety of fields pool their efforts once again to help educate voters as they make the crucial decision of electing new leaders, this time with old and new partners alike. Prior to the 2022 re-launch, only UP Diliman and UP Los Baños were formally in Tsek.ph,” UP said.

The Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan and Carlos Hilado Memorial State College are among the latest Tsek.ph members.

E-Boto, a civil society organization that will soon launch its own voter education website, also partnered with the growing collaborative endeavor that included the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting.