How the anti-disinformation bill poses a danger to press freedom
On June 3, 2026, the House of Representatives approved House Bill 9465, also known as the Digital Media Anti-False Information Act, with a vote of 286-3. Principally authored by House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, the president’s eldest son, the bill was designated as a top priority for the administration. The aim of the bill is explicit: to dismantle the "architecture of disinformation" by targeting coordinated troll farms, bot networks, and foreign-backed influence operations.
