Nobelist Maria Ressa cleared of tax evasion

What she's saying: "Today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins," Ressa said per CNN.

• She added that the "politically motivated" charges were "a brazen abuse of power and meant to stop journalists from doing their jobs."

Of note: Rappler faced several lawsuits from the Filipino government, which tried to put the media company out of business for writing critical news coverage, per Axios' Sara Kehaulani Goo.