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 Appoints Dina Powell McCormick as President and Vice Chairman Dina Powell McCormick, a seasoned banking executive and former Republican official, hasContinue Reading
Claim: A video shows US Army troops arriving in the Philippines. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube post containing the claim has over 18,540 views as of writing. The post, dated January 5, shows a video of US troops arriving at an airport. The title of the videoContinue Reading
Claim: The Supreme Court (SC) has already dismissed the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, effectively ending the International Criminal Court (ICC) proceedings related to him. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted on a Facebook page presenting itself as a news and media outlet with 41,000Continue 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. X (formerly Twitter) to Open Source Feed and Ads Algorithm Code Elon Musk announced that X will begin publishing all code thatContinue Reading
In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Traitor 47 honed a message of “lower prices, bigger paychecks” ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark. The president falsely claimed he had “inherited the worst inflation” in U.S. historyContinue 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. Spotify Drops ICE Recruitment Ads Amid Artist Protests Spotify has confirmed it no longer runs U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitmentContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration and some Democrats have drawn divergent conclusions from bystander video of the fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. How can one side say the agent was “recklessly using power” and the other determine he “fired defensive shots”? ExpertsContinue 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. Grok Under Fire for Deepfake Bikini Image of ICE Shooting Victim Grok, the AI chatbot launched by Elon Musk’s xAI, generated aContinue Reading
Claim: Videos show the eruption of Mayon Volcano in Albay, as Alert Level 4 has now been raised. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: One video bearing the claim has already received 274,000 views, 957 shares, and 378 comments as of writing. It was posted on January 6, amid theContinue Reading
Claim: Iulia Motoc, presiding judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I handling the case of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, is dead. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel bearing the claim has already received 565,000 views, 8,200 reactions, 1,500 shares, and 1,100 comments asContinue Reading
Claim: A video shows a missile attack on Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela, during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video bearing the claim was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by an account named Noticias VN on January 3, with the captionContinue Reading
In early November, several photos were shared via social media and news outlets showing what was allegedly the ‘ first-ever snowfall on record ’ in the Al-Jouf (or Al-Jawf) desert in Saudi Arabia. This ignited polarized discussions on social media with some people blaming climate change, and others claiming thisContinue Reading
What’s the difference between ‘climate’ and ‘weather’? Although they are related, these are actually two distinct concepts and they are measured at very different timescales. Despite this, some people use these terms interchangeably, leading to confusion and misinformation about climate change. For example, a Facebook post from 9 August 2024Continue Reading