http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200623-003927-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/the-conviction-of-maria-ressa-and-the-unequal-enforcement-of-the-truth/ The Conviction of Maria Ressa and the Unequal Enforcement of the Truth Schuldt, Lasse eng 2020-06-22 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Criminal Law Freedom of Speech freedom of the press Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 The cyber libel conviction of Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr. by a regional trial court in Manila last week threw into sharp relief the manifestly different standards of accuracy enforced against citizens and the government. In a country presently governed by an administration that has allegedly been the source of widespread disinformation, private media and citizen reporters are subjected to ever stricter anti-falsehood laws. The case provokes to rethink private and state accountability for the spreading of falsehoods.