Over the course of this election, we’ve monitored key toss-up congressional races, fact-checking false claims and distortions of the facts on a host of topics. But some issues have loomed larger than others. Before the Election Day polls open, here’s a look at the major midterm themes we’ve written aboutContinue Reading
In Kansas’ tight Senate race, ads from Democratic and Republican outside groups are accusing the other party’s candidate of having protected pedophiles. In both cases, the attacks are misleading or unsupported by the evidence. Ads from Democratic groups misleadingly claim Sen. Roger Marshall, the Republican incumbent, helped cover up JeffreyContinue Reading
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An ad airing in the New Hampshire Senate race tells viewers that Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas is “out for himself,” using cherry-picked figures to falsely claim that his net worth has skyrocketed while in office. The ad also suggests that he voted for certain bills to benefit his husband, aContinue Reading
Home Factual News Least Biased Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Welcome to our weekly media literacy quiz. This quiz will test your knowledge of the past week’s events with a focus on facts, misinformation, bias, and general media literacy. Please share and compare your results. Media Literacy=the ability to critically analyzeContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled on a case against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., removing him from office. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video uploaded by the channel “PINAS BALITA TV” on October 26, 2026, made this claim. The video is titled: “NAKARMA NA! KAPAPASOK LANG!Continue Reading
One of the closing ads from Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate race says that Crystal Mason received a five-year prison sentence for illegal voting “because of Ken Paxton’s crackdown on voters of color.” But there’s more to the story. Although her vote ultimately did not count, Mason, aContinue Reading
In the Alaska Senate race, the candidacy of retired teacher Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. — not the incumbent Republican senator, Dan S. Sullivan — has been the subject of months of legal wrangling. But the issue took on increased national prominence this past week. At the behest of President TraitorContinue 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, Censorship Issues, and more. Life Magazine Returns as Quarterly Print Publication Life magazine is returning as a quarterly print publication nearly two decades after its previousContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not leave the Palace until the flood control scandal is resolved. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Viral Philippines, a Facebook page with 321,000 followers, posted a supposed quote card of Marcos dated October 24. The quote read, “Hindi ako aalis sa Malacañang hangga’tContinue Reading
Claim: The Filipino people can now arrest President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for fraud and bribery, specifically for pushing for Senator Bato dela Rosa’s arrest by putting a P50-million bounty on his head. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Makata Ng Bayan, a Facebook user with 1.1 million followers, posted aContinue Reading
It’s now taken for granted that data centers across the U.S. are driving up electricity prices. As many Americans have soured on the energy-consuming facilities powering digital life and the AI boom, the issue has become central to the midterm elections. Ad after political ad targets data centers, with manyContinue Reading