Claim: In response to Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s allegations that the media receives bribes for their coverage of the flood control scandal, broadcast journalist Kara David references her 2025 birthday wish for all corrupt people in the Philippines to die. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: As of writing, the FacebookContinue Reading
Claim: Photos show International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III Presiding Judge Joanna Korner and defense lawyer Peter Haynes assisting former president Rodrigo Duterte inside the ICC courtroom. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple posts circulated on social media showing the photos of Duterte wearing a brown suit andContinue Reading
Claim: The International Criminal Court (ICC) admitted that the evidence against Rodrigo Duterte is insufficient. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel bearing the said claim was posted on June 4. It has already received 610,000 views, 12,700 reactions, 693 shares, and 581 comments as of writing. ItContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Robin Padilla was arrested after he lost his obstruction of justice case. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video bearing the claim has gained 10,677 views, 634 likes, and 137 comments as of writing. The thumbnail shows Padilla being arrested, with the text saying, “Breaking news:Continue 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 Removes Facial Recognition Code Amid Privacy Scrutiny Meta has reportedly removed facial recognition code from the backend of its Meta AIContinue 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
Claim: Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV and former House speaker Martin Romualdez colluded with the International Criminal Court personnel and bribed them with one suitcase full of cash. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim was posted on June 6, 2026, and has since garnered overContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 walked out of a sit-down interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” That happened after he made, or repeated, a number of false and unsupported claims — some of which Welker pushed back on. The Traitor seized on the slow vote-counting procedures in California toContinue 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
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. SpaceX Cloud Deals Raise Questions About xAI’s AI Ambitions SpaceX has reportedly secured a major cloud services agreement with Google, with BloombergContinue Reading