Claim: A video shows former House speaker Martin Romualdez speaking in front of a crowd and challenging Vice President Sara Duterte to answer the corruption allegations against her. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim has already garnered 943,000 reactions, 12,000 reactions, 2,100 comments, and 1,500Continue Reading
Claim: The United Nations (UN) has issued an arrest warrant for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video uploaded on May 25 by the channel “NEWS UPDATE FILES” bore the title “Marcos Jr., kinarma na! United Nations, nagdesisyon na! U.N president, nilabas ang arrestContinue 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. AI Search Shifts Toward Social Media Sources New data from Tinuiti shows AI search platforms are increasingly citing social media content inContinue 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. ABC Challenges FCC License Renewal Order Disney’s ABC has filed early broadcast license renewal applications “under protest,” arguing that the FCC’s unprecedentedContinue 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
MANILA, Philippines – It’s not just Senator Bato dela Rosa who fell this month. So many people also fell for fake news. Some said that the arrest warrant for Dela Rosa from the International Criminal Court is fake, while others slandered the public officials and critics who tried to standContinue Reading
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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
During an April 17 congressional hearing, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for retraction of a new Danish study that didn’t find a link between Tylenol and autism, repeatedly calling it “garbage” and baselessly suggesting that it was industry-generated and “fraudulent.” There is no evidence ofContinue 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. Neo-Nazi Suspect Accused of Plotting Journalist’s Murder Federal prosecutors allege an Alabama neo-Nazi leader discussed plans to murder a journalist who hadContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has resigned from office. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim was posted on May 25 and has since garnered over 9,900 views, 800 likes, and 190 comments. Its thumbnail features the text, “Resign na! Lacson nag bitiw na!” (Resigned already! LacsonContinue Reading
Claim: Vice President Sara Duterte has already resigned, and Senator Tito Sotto has been appointed as the new vice president. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim appeared on a Facebook page that poses as a news and media website and has 53,000 followers. As of writing, the postContinue Reading