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Maria Ressa

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Maria Angelita Ressa is a Filipino and American journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is the co-founder and CEO of Rappler. She previously spent nearly two decades working as a lead investigative reporter in Southeast Asia for CNN.

Sources: [1][2][3]

Accountability & contradictions

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Responsibility

What could change this assessment

  • 3 linked facts have no assessed welfare direction yet.
  • Lifetime coverage has not been assessed: the record reflects stored facts only (2020–2023).

Timeline

The most relevant dated facts, newest first.

  1. 18 January 2023

    Court acquits Maria Ressa and Rappler of tax evasion

  2. 8 October 2021

    Maria Ressa awarded Nobel Peace Prize

  3. 15 June 2020

    Maria Ressa convicted of cyber libel in Manila

Evidence & methodology

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3 of 3 linked facts verified, drawing on 3 distinct sources (2020–2023).

Sources include checked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ressa+acquit+tax, checked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ressa+nobel+muratov, checked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ressa+cyber libel+convict.

Sources

  1. 1.aljazeera.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ressa+acquit+tax
  2. 2.nobelprize.orgchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ressa+nobel+muratov
  3. 3.theguardian.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: ressa+cyber libel+convict

The score is formula-derived (Factrail formula v1, version 1.0.0), not an editorial verdict. Read the methodology.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed · Sources: 3

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