Maria Ressa has long proven her willingness to make sacrifices for the truth. The Filipino journalist, who also holds U.S. citizenship, has spent years warning that social media giants like Facebook can be weaponized to influence election campaigns.
Research by Ressa and her online news portal, Rappler, confirmed how, for example, a social media disinformation campaign helped former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte win office in 2016 — and wield a subsequent reign of terror under the guise of a war on drugs.
