A Dying President: The Anatomy of a Lie

A fabricated medical document. A real hospitalization. And three months of fake news that convinced millions a sitting president was dying.This episode traces how one forged CT scan report spiraled into a full-blown disinformation campaign, from the broadcasters who amplified it, to the AI-generated newscasters who made it look real, to the Vice President who said two words and smiled.This is an AI-narrated reading of a Morning Coffee Thoughts commentary.Sources: Vera Files, Philstar, GMA Network, Inquirer, Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN, Philippine News Agency, St. Luke's Medical Center, Presidential Communications Office, National Bureau of Investigation, Oxford Internet Institute