fact-check:-no-fee-for-‘walk-in’-voter-registration

Claim: The Commission on Elections is requiring a payment of P3,000 for “walk-in” voter registration starting August 15, 2025.  Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post spreading the false claim has garnered 143 shares as of writing, and is being circulated in Facebook groups with as many as 270,000Continue Reading

media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-08/19/2025

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. Newsmax Settles Dominion Defamation Lawsuit for $67 Million Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, endingContinue Reading

mbfc’s-daily-vetted-fact-checks-for-08/19/2025

Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Fact Check Search 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, weContinue Reading

fact-check:-4ps-not-to-be-‘removed’-after-august-2025

Claim: The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is being removed, with the last payout being in August 2025. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The post spreading the false claim went viral on social media, getting 1,000 shares on Facebook. The Facebook account that posted the claim also has 17,000Continue Reading

media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-08/18/2025

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. TV Consumers Hit Spending Limit at $86/Month A new study by Hub Entertainment Research reveals that U.S. consumers have reached their limit on TV-relatedContinue Reading

mbfc’s-daily-vetted-fact-checks-for-08/18/2025

Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Fact Check Search 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, weContinue Reading

media-news-daily:-top-stories-for-08/17/2025

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. Search.com Tops Perplexity with $35B Bid for Google Chrome Search.com, recently acquired by Ad.com, has placed a $35 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser,Continue Reading

assessing-redistricting-claims-from-texas,-new-york-governors

In the battle over Texas’ redistricting plan to pick up Republican House seats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott have made competing claims. Hochul, a Democrat, said at an Aug. 4 briefing, “Congressional districts are never redrawn mid-decade as they are, but here they are, flagrantly breakingContinue Reading

rfk-jr.’s-vaccine-court-spin

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresented the country’s compensation program for those who are harmed by vaccines, alleging that it’s biased and corrupt and falsely claiming that a person can’t sue a vaccine company “no matter how negligent they are.” He also incorrectly said there isContinue Reading