Claim: Vice President Sara Duterte has been cleared of wrongdoing after the Commission on Audit (COA) issued an unmodified opinion for the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video uploaded on July 6 by the channel “PH News Update,” uses a thumbnailContinue Reading
Claim: Individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccine will only live up to 2030 and will experience symptoms prior to death. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several videos circulating online bear the claim. One such post on Facebook has gained more than 30,000 reactions, 2,900 comments, and 44,000 shares asContinue Reading
Ads in the Alaska Senate race are trading competing claims about former Rep. Mary Peltola’s votes on military pay raises. In late 2023, Peltola, a Democrat, voted in favor of a compromise defense bill that included a 5.2% pay increase for members of the military. Earlier that year, she votedContinue 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. Bloomberg Media Adds Reporting to Muck Rack Platform Bloomberg Media will make its reporting available through Muck Rack, a communications platform usedContinue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check 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, we review each factContinue Reading
Claim: Following House private prosecutor Amando Ligutan’s statement that a “photocopy now is considered an original,” photocopied peso bills can be used for transactions. Rating: MISSING CONTEXT Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found in a number of posts circulating on Facebook. One of the posts was madeContinue Reading
Claim: A video shows a massive crowd of protesters clashing with police at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on July 3, has already received 5,600 views, 155 comments, and 82 shares as of writing. A similar video posted on July 2, whichContinue Reading
This past summer was the hottest ever recorded…again. As monthly heat records fell one by one worldwide, wildfires also became front-page news throughout 2023. From across North America, Greece, Chile, Algeria, and Kazakhstan among many others, wildfires burned uncontrollably. The striking orange New York City skyline was the result ofContinue Reading
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, long before vaccines became available, many countries acted to curb the spread of the virus by imposing restrictions on people’s movement called lockdowns. Lockdowns have saved lives by reducing the physical interactions between infected and uninfected people, which in turn reduces transmissionContinue Reading
1.5 is an important number in climate science. It is the recommended target, in degrees Celsius, to which global warming should be limited relative to preindustrial levels, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading authority on climate science[1]. Further, the legally binding Paris Agreement tasksContinue Reading
Q: Is Traitor 47 the anonymous 79-year-old man getting a still-unapproved obesity drug via a Food and Drug Administration program? A: A news article, and subsequently Democratic lawmakers, questioned whether The Traitor is receiving the Eli Lilly weight-loss drug, which is reportedly being given to one 79-year-old man. However, theContinue 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. Conservative Groups Ask FCC to Deny ABC License Renewals The Guardian reports that several prominent conservative organizations have petitioned the Federal CommunicationsContinue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check 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, we review each factContinue Reading