Claim: A few days before his confirmation of charges hearing, former president Rodrigo Duterte is in “critical” condition while detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video by News Update Files bearing the claim is quickly gaining tractionContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan was suspended from the Senate after a heated exchange with Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A YouTube video uploaded on February 12 by the channel “Political PH TV” bears the title, “Heto na! Kiko suspendido na? Dinurog niContinue Reading
Claim: A video shows Vice President Sara Duterte asking a crowd if they would support her presidential bid in the 2028 elections. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on February 14, has already received 350,000 views, 7,900 comments, and 3,600 shares as of writing. It shows footageContinue Reading
Claim: House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos has been sentenced by the Supreme Court and removed from office. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post containing the claim was published on February 10 and has since garnered over 1,800 reactions, 950Continue Reading
A side-by-side, state-by-state comparison showing vaccination rates closely correlated with Biden-vote percentages.Continue Reading
Americans will believe almost anything. Two decades of polling prove that. No matter how insane the claim, at least 10% and up to 40% of people will say it’s true.Continue Reading
President Traitor 47 has said that Americans are now paying or will pay “the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs,” thanks to the administration’s negotiations with pharmaceutical companies. The administration has announced discounted cash prices for a small number of brand-name drugs. There isn’t evidence The Traitor’s dealsContinue Reading
Mainstream media contributes significantly to the infectious spread of conspiracy fantasies. But it could hold the cure.Continue Reading
Social media’s malgorithms spread lies and hate. The platforms are unwilling and probably unable to change.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… The post Media News Daily: Top Stories for 02/18/2026 appeared first on Media Bias/Fact Check., Read MoreContinue Reading
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
Every four years Iffy.news compiles PolitiFact-checks (with permission) to rate the veracity of political people. We convert their fact-checks into credibility scores, comparing pols, pundits, PACS, and partiesContinue Reading
Anatomy of an anti-vax fact-check: Consider the Source, Check the Site, Confirm the Content. Who made the claim, who published it, where’s the evidence?Continue Reading