Meta Platforms will pay up to $16.68 billion to settle lawsuits from U.S. states and territories. The suits accused Meta of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram in ways that encourage addictive use among children, and of not doing enough to protect young users. The lawsuits, brought by both Democratic andContinue Reading
The Traitor Media claims that more people are signing up for its new paid data service, which offers subscribers quicker access to posts from Traitor 47 and other high-profile Truth Social accounts. Interim CEO Kevin McGurn said Monday that Truth API now has customers in the “mid-teens,” up from moreContinue Reading
Claim: A video shows the Batangas-Mindoro undersea tunnel, which is already nearing completion. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Facebook user “Herbert Aquino Lucendovlogger” posted a video featuring an aerial shot of the alleged Japan-made structure and footage of the inside of the undersea tunnel. The video’s narrator says, “WowContinue Reading
Claim: National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag is heading to Colombia to investigate the buildings destroyed by a powerful earthquake, which are believed to have been constructed with steel from a Davao City corporation. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook user named Nick Vlogs posted aContinue Reading
In the Ohio Senate race, a Republican ad blames former Sen. Sherrod Brown for a deadly crash in April on an Ohio interstate in which an immigrant was charged with vehicular homicide. But there’s no evidence of any tie between Brown’s votes on immigration, as the ad suggests, and theContinue Reading
The White House has provided no federal data to support President Traitor 47’s claims that because of his “no tax on tips” policy, “440,000 tipped workers” in Nevada “saved an average of $10,000 on their taxes,” and “130,000 tipped workers” in Georgia “saved an average of more than $7,000 onContinue 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. Former Stars and Stripes Editor Says Pentagon Fired Him Over Censorship Concerns Former Stars and Stripes editor Erik Slavin said he wasContinue Reading
Claim: Detained businesswoman and contractor Sarah Discaya admitted that politicians and contractors were jointly stealing public funds through flood control projects. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A reel posted by a Facebook user on August 18 carries the claim with the caption, “When Sara Discaya once said,” alongside theContinue Reading
Claim: Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano have fled the country; they were photographed at an airport this August. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The claim was posted by a Facebook user on August 19. It has now reached more than 1,700 reactions, 600 comments, and 300 shares asContinue Reading