Expanding on our Iffy.news/Veri.FYI session at WikiCredCon (February 15 2025). Please consider supporting the new Domain-Name Property Proposal in Wikidata, that emerged from this conference… Wikimedia is a wonderful source of information about the credibility of news sources. But it’s not a source of credibility data. It’s not a credibilityContinue Reading
Every four years Iffy.news compiles PolitiFact-checks (with permission) to rate the veracity of political people. We convert their fact-checks into credibility scores, comparing pols, pundits, PACS, and partiesContinue Reading
Opener scores 107 off 46 as Pakistan chase 197 with seven wickets in hand and 16 balls to spare for 3-0 series win., Opener scores 107 off 46 as Pakistan chase 197 with seven wickets in hand and 16 balls to spare for 3-0 series win. A nerveless century fromContinue Reading
The 12-person crew, which includes climate activist Greta Thunberg, expects to take seven days to reach Gaza., The 12-person crew, which includes climate activist Greta Thunberg, expects to take seven days to reach Gaza. International nonprofit organisation Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) says one of its vessels has left Sicily toContinue Reading
While Musk first refused to talk politics with “CBS Sunday Morning,” it didn’t take him long to start airing his grievances., Read MoreContinue Reading
After her flippant reply to constituents’ worries about health care and food assistance cuts, Sen. Joni Ernst followed up with a brazen video filmed in a cemetery., Read MoreContinue Reading
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks onstage during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on September 23, 2024 in New York City. (Alex Kent/Getty Images) Bill Clinton sees no reason to be concerned about Joe Biden’s mind. The 42nd president defended Biden against allegations of mental decline during a stop by “CBSContinue Reading
Researchers proposed a novel strategy for using a magnetic field to boost the efficiency of single-atom catalysts — thus speeding up helpful reactions used for ammonia production and wastewater treatment., Read MoreContinue Reading
Here’s what purports to be the big story out of the White House today: “Elon’s really not leaving. He’s gonna be back and forth.” It’s tempting to treat that statement, which was made by President Traitor 47 at a press conference intended to mark Elon Musk’s departure from government, asContinue Reading
In Brief: NISAR will help researchers explore how changes in Earth’s forest and wetland ecosystems are affecting the global carbon cycle and influencing climate change. Once it launches in early 2024, the NISAR radar satellite mission will offer detailed insights into two types of ecosystems – forests and wetlands –Continue Reading
In Brief: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is the latest satellite contributing to a 30-year sea level record that researchers are using to compare this year’s El Niño with those of the past. Not all El Niño events are created equal. Their impacts vary widely, and satellites like the U.S.-European Sentinel-6 MichaelContinue Reading
In Brief: Scientists using space-based radar found that land in New York City is sinking at varying rates from human and natural factors. A few spots are rising. Parts of the New York City metropolitan area are sinking and rising at different rates due to factors ranging from land-use practicesContinue Reading
In Brief: The annual Arctic sea ice minimum (lowest) annual extent was the sixth-lowest on record this year, while Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum ever. These both continue a long-term downward trend due to human-caused global warming. Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on Sept.Continue Reading