Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has died. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim has already received 1.1 million views, 7,600 reactions, 1,700 comments, and 1,000 shares as of writing. It was posted on April 7, amid circulating rumors about the President’s health. The video showsContinue Reading
Claim: Saint Carlo Acutis told his mother, Antonia Salzano, a prediction about “three days of darkness” set to occur in 2026, as shown in a video. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 27,472 views, 740 likes, and 85 comments as of writing. ItContinue 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 Traitor’s $10B Wall Street Journal Lawsuit Dismissed by Judge A federal judge has dismissed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit filed byContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is the new Senate president, replacing Senator Tito Sotto. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post bearing the claim has already received 14,400 reactions, 4,300 comments, and 584 shares as of writing. It was posted on April 4 amid the ongoing House justice committeeContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s health is deteriorating, raising the possibility that Vice President Sara Duterte will replace him. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 8,700 views, 671 likes, and 56 comments as of writing. It was uploaded to a channel claimingContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court has ordered House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Representative Leila de Lima to return to jail. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 6,400 views, 472 likes, and 50 comments as of writing. It was uploadedContinue 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. Disney and Google Seek Dismissal of Children’s Privacy Lawsuit Disney and Google are asking a federal judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuitContinue Reading
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Claim: Leyte 1st District Representative and former House speaker Martin Romualdez has been found guilty by the Supreme Court and is sentenced to jail. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 3,800 views, 310 likes, and 31 comments as of writing. It was uploadedContinue 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. ProPublica and Texas Tribune Expand Local Investigative Partnership ProPublica and The Texas Tribune have selected five newsroom partners, Big Bend Sentinel, HoustonContinue Reading
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