Claim: Video shows a Camarines Sur resident criticizing 4th District Representative Arnie Fuentebella’s silence over Siruma Mayor Karen Polinga’s alleged land-grabbing activities. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video was posted on March 31, 2026, and has since received over 861,000 views, 2,600 reactions, 160 comments, and 101 shares asContinue 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. Devin Nunes Ousted as The Traitor Media CEO Amid Financial Losses Devin Nunes has been removed as CEO of The Traitor Media,Continue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) has approved a mandatory drug test for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim was posted on April 16, 2026, and has since garnered over 7,300 views, 634 likes, and 55 comments as of writing. 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. As Statehouse Coverage Shrinks, Student Journalists Step In Across 30 states, college journalism programs are helping fill shrinking statehouse coverage gaps asContinue Reading
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
We’re honored to have won the 2026 Webby People’s Voice Award in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. Thank you to our loyal readers and social media followers who voted for us. FactCheck.org has now won 12 People’s Voice Awards, dating back to 2007. The WebbyContinue 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. 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