This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Meta Acquires AI Chatbot Company Manus in Continued AI Expansion Meta has acquired Manus, an AI start-up specializing in general-purpose AI agents capable ofContinue Reading
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Media Industry Cut 17,000 Jobs in 2025 The media and entertainment industry eliminated over 17,000 jobs in 2025, an 18% increase from the previousContinue Reading
Claim: In a YouTube video, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. discusses the range and strength of a new US military Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was made in a video posted on a new YouTube channel, created onContinue Reading
Claim: Mainstream media did not report on the sanctions imposed by the United States and Russia on judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), along with the impact of these sanctions. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Such claims can be found in various Facebook posts circulating online. One isContinue Reading
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. CNN Reporter Challenges YouTuber Over Viral Minnesota Day Care Fraud Video CNN’s Whitney Wild confronted YouTuber Nick Shirley on Anderson Cooper 360 regarding hisContinue Reading
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. ICE Accuses Politico Reporter of Inciting Violence Over Minnesota Fraud Post Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accused Politico’s senior legal affairs reporter Josh GersteinContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler spent 2025 in the trenches with our communities, debunking lies and decoding the digital noise. But as the year closes, a chilling, more insidious pattern has emerged, one that underscores the urgent need to fortify the safeguards of our society: independent and reliable journalism, a vigilantContinue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Claim by Nick Shirley and spread via Social Media: Viral social media posts and videos claim that Sweet Angel Child Care in Minneapolis was engaged in fraud because its Google listing allegedly showed a phone number that dialed directly to MinnesotaContinue Reading
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Court Rejects Trademark Claim Over Political Slogan “Proven Problem Solver” A federal court has denied Stephen Cloobeck’s attempt to trademark the phrase “PROVEN PROBLEMContinue Reading
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Judge Blocks Government From Detaining Hate Speech Researcher A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. government from detaining ImranContinue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Fact Check Search Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, weContinue Reading
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few years ago. They were also increasingly used to deceive people. For many everyday scenarios —Continue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Fact Check Search Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, weContinue Reading