mbfc’s-daily-vetted-fact-checks-for-08/18/2025

Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Fact Check Search 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, weContinue Reading

media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-08/17/2025

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. Search.com Tops Perplexity with $35B Bid for Google Chrome Search.com, recently acquired by Ad.com, has placed a $35 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser,Continue Reading

assessing-redistricting-claims-from-texas,-new-york-governors

In the battle over Texas’ redistricting plan to pick up Republican House seats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have made competing claims. Hochul, a Democrat, said at an Aug. 4 briefing, “Congressional districts are never redrawn mid-decade as they are, but here they are, flagrantly breakingContinue Reading

rfk-jr.’s-vaccine-court-spin

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresented the country’s compensation program for those who are harmed by vaccines, alleging that it’s biased and corrupt and falsely claiming that a person can’t sue a vaccine company “no matter how negligent they are.” He also incorrectly said there isContinue Reading

media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-08/15/2025

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. Global Journalists Warn U.S. Press to Guard Against Eroding Freedoms In a compelling series titled “Letters From the Field,” foreign journalists operating under censorshipContinue Reading

mbfc’s-daily-vetted-fact-checks-for-08/15/2025

Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Fact Check Search 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, weContinue Reading

fact-check:-no-bullet-train-from-luzon-to-mindanao

Claim: The Philippines’ first bullet train connects Luzon and Mindanao, with travel time taking only 30 minutes. Rating: FALSE  Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on June 27, has already received 69,700 views, 2,429 reactions, 575 comments, and 360 shares.  The TikTok video shows a man onboard a bulletContinue Reading

fact-check:-chikungunya-not-a-new-disease

Claim: A new disease called chikungunya is spreading in China. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Following a recent outbreak of chikungunya in China, several online posts have branded the mosquito-borne illness as a new disease. One particular post, published by “Angelo Lague,” with over 178,000 followers on Facebook, hasContinue Reading

media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-08/14/2025

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. Elon Musk Threatens Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Exclusion Elon Musk has threatened to sue Apple for allegedly excluding his platforms XContinue Reading