Claim: Senator Rodante Marcoleta has stepped down from office after voting against the ratification of the national budget for 2026. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video posted by “Trending Pinas News” on January 4 bears the title: “Kakapasok lang! Marcoleta, di kinaya ang kahihiyan; biglang nagbitiw saContinue Reading
Key Takeaways: There were 1.5 billion cattle on Earth in 2022 – that’s more cattle than there are people in any single country right now; Cattle production emits greenhouse gases both through enteric fermentation (i.e., gas produced from digestion) and farming processes – these greenhouse gases warm Earth; Cattle produceContinue 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. Meta Appoints Dina Powell McCormick as President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick, a seasoned banking executive and former Republican official, hasContinue Reading
Claim: A video shows US Army troops arriving in the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube post containing the claim has over 18,540 views as of writing. The post, dated January 5, shows a video of US troops arriving at an airport. The title of the videoContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) has already dismissed the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, effectively ending the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings related to him. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted on a Facebook page presenting itself as a news and media outlet with 41,000Continue 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. X (formerly Twitter) to Open Source Feed and Ads Algorithm Code Elon Musk announced that X will begin publishing all code thatContinue Reading
In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Traitor 47 honed a message of “lower prices, bigger paychecks” ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark. The president falsely claimed he had “inherited the worst inflation” in U.S. historyContinue 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. Spotify Drops ICE Recruitment Ads Amid Artist Protests Spotify has confirmed it no longer runs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitmentContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration and some Democrats have drawn divergent conclusions from bystander video of the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. How can one side say the agent was “recklessly using power” and the other determine he “fired defensive shots”? ExpertsContinue 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. Grok Under Fire for Deepfake Bikini Image of ICE Shooting Victim Grok, the AI chatbot launched by Elon Musk’s xAI, generated aContinue Reading
Claim: Videos show the eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay, as Alert Level 4 has now been raised. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: One video bearing the claim has already received 274,000 views, 957 shares, and 378 comments as of writing. It was posted on January 6, amid theContinue Reading
Claim: Iulia Motoc, presiding judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I handling the case of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, is dead. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel bearing the claim has already received 565,000 views, 8,200 reactions, 1,500 shares, and 1,100 comments asContinue Reading
Claim: A video shows a missile attack on Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela, during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by an account named Noticias VN on January 3, with the captionContinue Reading