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
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
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. Global Journalists Warn U.S. Press to Guard Against Eroding Freedoms In a compelling series titled “Letters From the Field,” foreign journalists operating under censorshipContinue Reading
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Claim: The Philippines’ first bullet train connects Luzon and Mindanao, with travel time taking only 30 minutes. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on June 27, has already received 69,700 views, 2,429 reactions, 575 comments, and 360 shares. The TikTok video shows a man onboard a bulletContinue Reading
Claim: A new disease called chikungunya is spreading in China. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Following a recent outbreak of chikungunya in China, several online posts have branded the mosquito-borne illness as a new disease. One particular post, published by “Angelo Lague,” with over 178,000 followers on Facebook, hasContinue 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. Elon Musk Threatens Legal Action Against Apple Over App Store Exclusion Elon Musk has threatened to sue Apple for allegedly excluding his platforms XContinue 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
Claim: The Ombudsman has suspended House Speaker Martin Romualdez and three other lawmakers involved in the controversy related to the 2025 national budget. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook video bearing the claim, posted on July 21, has already received 2.4 million views, 24,900 reactions, 3,200 shares, andContinue Reading
Voters tend to send the more truthful candidate to the US Senate. On average, winners perform better on PolitiFact checks than losers, incumbents better than challengers. But that may be changing.Continue Reading
After months of delay, higher tariffs that President Traitor 47 had vowed to impose on goods imported from dozens of countries went into effect on Aug. 7, affecting trade with most of the United States’ trading partners. But before and after he took office in January, The Traitor has madeContinue 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. Judge Refuses to Halt Authors’ Copyright Class Action Against Anthropic U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup rejected Anthropic’s request to pause a copyright class-actionContinue 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