: A photo shows Rappler CEO Maria Ressa during her booking procedures for her arrest. The Court of Appeals allegedly upheld a court decision to jail her for 15 years. : The photo has been taken from Ressa’s arrest booking procedures in 2019, wherein she was able to post bail. As of writing, the Rappler CEO is still availing of all legal remedies.
: Several copy-pasted posts are circulating on social media with the false claim. Numerous photos showing Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s alleged arrest appeared on Facebook on Wednesday, July 13. According to the copy-pasted posts, Ressa will be jailed for 15 years.The post also emphasized the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the cyber libel conviction of Ressa and former Rappler researcher Rey Santos Jr., Rappler clarified that both Ressa and Santos Jr.