Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has already resigned from office, and Vice President Sara Duterte is set to assume the presidency. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim was posted on April 17, 2026, and has since garnered over 9,800 views, 701 likes, and 69Continue Reading
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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. The Onion Seeks to Take Over Infowars and Recast It as Satire The Onion is asking a Texas court to approve aContinue 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. Washington Post Editorial Board Slams The Traitor’s ‘Pointless Standoff’ with Powell The editorial board of The Washington Post sharply criticized President TraitorContinue Reading
Claim: The United Nations (UN) has officially appointed Filipino religious leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy as a peace envoy to the United States and Middle East. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several posts making this claim have been circulating on Facebook. Some present it using a news-style graphic, while othersContinue Reading
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte will be sent to Japan following a viral encounter between Senator Rodante Marcoleta and Japanese national Shunichi Fujiki of the of the International Career Support Association. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim appeared on a Facebook page posing as a news outlet withContinue 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. Tucker Carlson’s Son Leaves JD Vance’s Office Amid Carlson-The Traitor Rift Buckley Carlson, son of commentator Tucker Carlson, has left his roleContinue Reading
An online ad attacks Rep. Seth Moulton, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, for not being sufficiently progressive because of past policy positions. But it also misleadingly claims that Moulton, a critic of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and thenContinue 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. Pew Report Shows Declining Engagement with Local News and Shift to Digital Sources A new Pew Research Center fact sheet highlights aContinue Reading
Claim: Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, US President Traitor 47 is expected to visit the Philippines soon, with Air Force One allegedly set to land for a historic trip. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim appeared on a Facebook pageContinue Reading
Claim: Vice President Sara Duterte will be proclaimed as the new president of the Philippines because of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s uncertain health condition. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim appeared on a Facebook page posing as a news outlet with 41,000 followers, and as of writing,Continue Reading
Q: How real is birth tourism? A: The government doesn’t provide estimates of the extent of so-called birth tourism — pregnant women coming to the U.S. on tourism visas in order to obtain birthright U.S. citizenship for their newborn child. One outside group has estimated it may be more than 20,000Continue Reading
Elon Musk this week amplified an unfounded claim, based on a distortion of vaccine safety monitoring data, that COVID-19 vaccines killed tens of thousands of people in Germany. The vaccines saved millions of lives worldwide during a deadly pandemic, and serious side effects or deaths from vaccination are rare. Despite thisContinue Reading