Claim: Palace press officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said that if former president Rodrigo Duterte wants to be freed from detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC), the entire Duterte family must resign from their positions in government. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A graphic posted on December 2 showsContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was rushed to the hospital due to a medical emergency. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video alleging that Marcos was taken to the hospital was posted on December 5 by the channel “BOSES NG MASA,” which has 119,000 subscribers. The thumbnail showsContinue Reading
Claim: All Filipino households will receive a free Noche Buena (Christmas feast) package upon registering using the links provided in social media posts. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video containing the claim was posted on December 8 and has garnered significant engagement, receiving over 1,900 reactions, 800 comments,Continue Reading
Vice President JD Vance has exaggerated the increase in home prices during President Joe Biden’s time in office and has misleadingly pointed to illegal immigration as a primary cause of a rise in prices. In a Fox News interview on Nov. 13, Vance said that “the price of a newContinue 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, and more. The Traitor Raises Concerns Over $72 Billion Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal President Traitor 47 expressed concerns about Netflix’s proposed $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.Continue Reading
Claim: Both Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) members and non-members are eligible for a P5,000 Christmas bonus, which they can claim by registering through a link shared in posts online. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple posts making this claim have been shared on Facebook, with the most popularContinue Reading
Claim: The plane shown in a video will be used to take Rodrigo Duterte from The Hague, Netherlands back to the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on December 4, has already received 676,000 views, 22,000 reactions, 1,800 comments, and 1,100 shares as of writing. TheContinue Reading
Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte is back in the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video has already received 571,000 views, 775 comments, and 468 shares as of writing. It was posted on November 22, days before the International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals chamber formally denied Duterte’s requestContinue 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, and more. EU Fines Elon Musk’s X €120 Million for Violating Digital Services Act Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has been fined €120 million byContinue Reading
Home Factual News Least Biased 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 analyzeContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Rodante Marcoleta will replace President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as president of the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A video uploaded on November 26 by the channel “NEWS UPDATE FILES” carried the title: “Good news! Confirmed! Marcoleta, New President? Marcos Jr., papalitan na (to be replaced)?”Continue Reading
Upending decades-old guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee voted to no longer issue a blanket recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Throughout the meeting, many panelists made misleading claims about the vaccine. Here, we address claims about the vaccine’s effectivenessContinue Reading
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that he received “total exoneration” in an investigative report by the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General regarding a Signal group chat about a military attack in Yemen. But the report contradicts that assessment, concluding that Hegseth’s messages “created a risk to operational security thatContinue Reading