Claim: Senators Erwin Tulfo and Lito Lapid have switched to the majority bloc and now support Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim was posted on May 25 and has since garnered over 527,000 views, 4,500 likes, and 640 comments. TextContinue 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. U.S. Journalist Charged as Alleged Chinese Agent American journalist and author Thomas Weir Pauken II has been charged with acting as anContinue Reading
Claim: Former president and now Pampanga 2nd District Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said that lawmakers are pushing for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment to stop her from becoming president, knowing that if Duterte wins, she would get back at her critics for trying to hinder her presidential bid. Rating: FALSE WhyContinue Reading
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Claim: The Senate will summon actor and comedian Vice Ganda for mocking Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano and his sister, Senator Pia Cayetano, in a skit that seemingly references Cayetano’s live broadcast during the May 13 shooting incident at the Senate. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube channelContinue Reading
Claim: House members received financial incentives and perks, including an increase in their maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) allocations, amid the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted by “Cebu Flash Report,” a Facebook page with 231,000 followers. 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. Kentucky School District Settles Social Media Harm Lawsuit A rural Kentucky school district has reached settlements with Meta, TikTok, Snap, and YouTubeContinue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check 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, we review each factContinue 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. NYT Publisher Warns Against Media “Capitulation” New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger criticized Traitor 47’s escalating attacks on press freedom and accusedContinue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check 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, we review each factContinue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check 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, we review each factContinue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration in recent months has approved a small number of drugs quite quickly under a new expedited review program. But Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has overstated the impact of the program by making misleading comparisons to the pace of drug approvalsContinue Reading
Home News Original Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Welcome to our weekly media literacy quiz. This quiz will test your knowledge of the past week’s events with a focus on facts, misinformation, bias, and general media literacy. Please share and compare your results. Media Literacy=the ability to critically analyze stories presentedContinue Reading