Claim: Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has been expelled from the Senate. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found in several Facebook posts, two of them with substantial interactions — a post on March 9 from the page “Ritz East” with around 1,300 reactions, 504 comments,Continue Reading
Claim: Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte sought assistance from China to help evacuate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) stranded in the Middle East. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The TikTok video containing the claim has 584,300 views, 67,300 likes, 3,362 comments, and 5,279 shares as of this posting. TextContinue 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. Journalist Sues Grammarly Over Alleged Misuse of Writers’ Identities Journalist Julia Angwin has filed a class-action lawsuit against Grammarly, alleging the companyContinue Reading
Claim: Sheerah Escudero’s brother, Ephraim, was not a victim of extrajudicial killings (EJK) but of riding-in-tandem hitmen. Rating: MISSING CONTEXT Why we fact-checked this: One post has already received 13,000 reactions, 2,300 comments, and 1,100 shares as of writing. It was posted on February 25, during the confirmation of chargesContinue Reading
Claim: Catholic priest Flaviano “Flavie” Villanueva was removed from his priestly duties for allegedly receiving suitcases of money sourced from public funds and misappropriating billions of pesos. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video containing the claim has 4,500 views, 334 likes, and 72 comments as of writing.Continue 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
The Food and Drug Administration on March 10 changed the approval for a version of the prescription drug leucovorin to include people with a very rare genetic condition. FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary had previously implied that the drug’s new label would cover a much broader group of people with autism, sayingContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 claimed that Iran essentially shutting down the Strait of Hormuz “doesn’t really affect” the United States the way it does “other countries.” It’s true that a small share of U.S. oil imports comes from the Persian Gulf. But the U.S. has been affected by the global increaseContinue Reading
If your tap ran dry and stores closed down, where would you get your freshwater? Water is essential to human life – so important, in fact, that civilizations throughout history have developed around this vital resource. In modern times, many people are fortunate enough to rely on a running tap,Continue Reading
Coral reefs and their ecosystems serve important roles on Earth – they flourish with biodiversity, providing habitat to 25% of known marine species [1,2] , and offer coastal protection from storm surges and cyclones [1] . However, coral reefs are also one of the most sensitive marine ecosystems on Earth,Continue Reading
There is no doubt about it – climate science can be complex. But sometimes this complexity is mistaken for uncertainty. A recurring example is our scientific understanding of carbon dioxide’s (CO2) effects as a greenhouse gas[2]. However, the evidence for CO2 as a greenhouse gas is well-established and is builtContinue Reading