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. Meta Loses MRC Brand-Safety Accreditation for Facebook and Instagram The Media Rating Council (MRC) has revoked Meta’s brand-safety accreditation after the company opted outContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gave the “Special Presidential Award” to Filipina tennis star Alexandra Eala after she reached her career-high world ranking at No. 54. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook page “Tennis Together,” with 25,000 followers, posted the claim on October 9. As of writing, theContinue Reading
Claim: Photos show collapsed buildings and huge cracks splitting concrete roads in the aftermath of the recent earthquakes in Cebu and Davao. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted by the Facebook page “Mindanao Viners,” which has 105,000 followers. As of writing, the post has 47,000 reactions,Continue Reading
Claim: Various areas in the Philippines will be under lockdown from October 19 to 25, 2025, due to rising cases of influenza-like illnesses. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook page “DSWD Television,” which has 985,000 followers, made numerous posts about a supposed lockdown to be implemented in variousContinue Reading
Claim: The Department of Education (DepEd) announced the suspension of face-to-face classes in all levels until December to ensure students’ safety amid the recent series of strong earthquakes. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook video containing the claim was uploaded on October 12 and has since accumulated overContinue 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. Wall Street Journal Warns of Political Retribution in The Traitor-Era Indictments The Wall Street Journal has voiced concern over former President Traitor 47’s recentContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed a memorandum announcing the suspension of classes from October 20 to 25, 2025, to allow sick students to recover from influenza-like illnesses. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-check this: Multiple posts bearing variations of the claim have been surfacing on Facebook, with the most popularContinue 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. White House Joins Bluesky with Provocative First Post The White House officially joined Bluesky on Friday, sharing a montage of memes and messages fromContinue Reading
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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
If your tap ran dry and stores closed down, where would you get your freshwater? Water is essential to human life – so important, in fact, that civilizations throughout history have developed around this vital resource. In modern times, many people are fortunate enough to rely on a running tap,Continue Reading