News reports have indicated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may point to Tylenol and folate deficiency in his promised announcement on the causes of autism. But neither Tylenol nor folate deficiency has been shown to cause autism. Some evidence has pointed away from Tylenol as a risk factor.Continue Reading
Q: Have many of the mass shooters been transgender? A: The number of transgender mass shooters in the U.S. varies depending on how “mass shooting” is defined, but is relatively small. The Gun Violence Archive, which uses a broader definition, lists five mass shootings by transgender or nonbinary people sinceContinue 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 Rules Jimmy Kimmel’s Use of Santos Videos Was Fair Use The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of ex-Congressman George Santos’sContinue Reading
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Claim: The Department of Education (DepEd) is conducting an online survey on the K to 12 program, with 100,000 votes needed for the removal of Grades 11 and 12. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A supposed public service announcement from DepEd has been circulating on Facebook through the pageContinue Reading