OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental - Disinformation and fake news forced many local candidates here to limit their interaction with the voters during the 45-day campaign period.

Whether disinformation and fake news played a role in the May 9 elections is highly debatable.

Incumbent Congressman Diego Nonoy Ty of the National Unity Party lost to former Oroquieta City Mayor Jason Almonte in the race for the first district, Misamis Occidental in the last May 9 elections.

Ty and Almonte agreed to be interviewed in April about how they used disinformation, fake news, and "social media operators" against each other during the 45-day campaign period.