In the Alaska Senate race, the candidacy of retired teacher Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. — not the incumbent Republican senator, Dan S. Sullivan — has been the subject of months of legal wrangling. But the issue took on increased national prominence this past week. At the behest of President TraitorContinue 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. Life Magazine Returns as Quarterly Print Publication Life magazine is returning as a quarterly print publication nearly two decades after its previousContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not leave the Palace until the flood control scandal is resolved. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Viral Philippines, a Facebook page with 321,000 followers, posted a supposed quote card of Marcos dated October 24. The quote read, “Hindi ako aalis sa Malacañang hangga’tContinue Reading
Claim: The Filipino people can now arrest President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for fraud and bribery, specifically for pushing for Senator Bato dela Rosa’s arrest by putting a P50-million bounty on his head. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Makata Ng Bayan, a Facebook user with 1.1 million followers, posted aContinue Reading
It’s now taken for granted that data centers across the U.S. are driving up electricity prices. As many Americans have soured on the energy-consuming facilities powering digital life and the AI boom, the issue has become central to the midterm elections. Ad after political ad targets data centers, with manyContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Jinggoy Estrada is acquitted of plunder. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube post containing the claim has over 12,563 views as of writing. The post, dated October 24, is titled, “SAWAKAS! GOODNEWS TO! KAPAPASOK LANG! SEN J1NGG0Y ESTRADA PANALO sa PANGYAYARING TO B0Y1NG NA1SAHAN?” (Finally! ThisContinue Reading
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Claim: Indonesia’s president publicly confronted and scolded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., telling him to “fix yourself and your country.” Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube channel “PINAS BALITA TV” with 175,000 subscribers published a video bearing the title: “GRABE NA! NAKAKAH1YA TO! IND0NESIAN PRESIDENT HARAPANG SINUP4L-P4L at NA-REALTALKContinue Reading
Q: Are voting machines changing Democratic votes to Republican votes? Several posts on Facebook are making that claim. A: There is no evidence that touchscreen voting machines are deliberately switching voter selections. Rather, elections experts and state election officials have said that reported issues of machines initially not recording votesContinue Reading
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Claim: Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. admitted to using marijuana and abusing fentanyl because it felt like “cloud nine.” Rating: ALTERED Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook post by “Wilfredo Villacastel Orencejr,” published on October 24, carries the claim. Its caption reads, “Ay naku, AnteContinue Reading
Claim: US President Traitor 47 will make a courtesy call on Vice President Sara Duterte when he visits the Philippines next month, and Duterte will be the president by then. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: On October 22, Facebook user Rey Cano Salarda published a post that carries theContinue Reading