SB 241

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 8, 2025

Anti-Fake News Act

An Act Penalizing the Malicious Distribution of False News and Other Related Violations

In plain language

The Anti‑Fake News Act would make it a crime to knowingly create or share false news that could cause panic, division, violence or damage a person’s reputation, and it would also require media outlets and online platforms to delete such false news after they are aware of it.

Information and Communications TechnologyPublic Order and SafetyGovernment Administration

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Author · Senator

Joel Villanueva
SenatorEmmanuel Joel "Joel" Villanueva
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Subjects

Anti-Fake NewsAnti-False Content

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 4160· Filed Aug 28, 2025
An Act Penalizing the Malicious Distribution of False News and Other Related Violations
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva
HB 6314· Filed Nov 24, 2025
An Act Penalizing the Malicious and Deliberate Dissemination of False Information That Undermines Public Order or National Security, Strengthening Regulations on Fake News Through Digital Platforms, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte +3
HB 4965· Filed Sep 29, 2025
An Act Penalizing the Malicious and Deliberate Dissemination of False Information That Undermines Public Order or National Security, Strengthening Regulations on Fake News Through Digital Platforms, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Eric Go Yap +1
HB 4562· Filed Sep 15, 2025
An Act Restraining and Penalizing the Malicious and Deliberate Dissemination of False Information That Undermines Public Order or National Security, Strengthening Regulations on Fake News Through Digital and Mainstream Media Platforms, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Richard I. Gomez
HB 2697· Filed Jul 30, 2025
An Act Penalizing the Malicious and Deliberate Dissemination of False Information That Undermines Public Order or National Security, Strengthening Regulations on Fake News Through Digital Platforms, and for Other Purposes
Substituted by HB09465Rep. Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos

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SBN-241 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch