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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

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Lanthanides are a class of rare earth elements that in many countries are added to fertilizer as micronutrients to stimulate plant growth. But little is known about how they are absorbed by plants or influence photosynthesis, potentially leaving their benefits untapped. Now, researchers from MIT have shed light on howContinue Reading

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Industrial forests, packed with evenly spaced trees, face nearly 50% higher odds of megafires than public lands. A lidar-powered study of California’s Sierra Nevada reveals how dense plantations feed fire severity, but also shows that proactive thinning could prevent forests from collapsing into shrubland ecosystems., Read MoreContinue Reading

US Space Force’s secretive X-37B space plane will test quantum alternative to GPS navigation

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The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility shortly after touching down on Nov. 12, 2022. (Image credit: U.S. Space Force/Staff Sgt. Adam Shanks) This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . Samuel Lellouch is an AssistantContinue Reading

New tactical roguelite game ‘Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes’ sees you escape the Cylons with a full fleet of spaceships (video)

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Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes | Reveal Trailer – YouTube Watch On Gamescom 2025 is dropping all sorts of amazing video game announcements, so of course we’re getting even more upcoming space games than we can realistically play as functional adults. Anyhow, you better make space (pun intended) for Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, a bold newContinue Reading

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Claim: Senate President Chiz Escudero was removed from his post due to corruption. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Several social media pages have reposted a graphic featuring a collage of Escudero alongside photos of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, and former Senate President Tito Sotto.  TheContinue Reading

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The leaders of Belarus and Iran signed new agreements on Wednesday to boost bilateral ties in key areas including defense, the two governments said. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading

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Further flooding is predicted in cities including Karachi in the south of Pakistan., Pakistan has been reeling from flooding triggered by torrential rains, with nearly 400 people killed since August 14. On Wednesday, Karachi was inundated following a heavy downpour, paralysing the southern port city of 20 million people lessContinue Reading

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The senators call for the protection of journalists in Gaza and international media access to the territory., The senators urged for the protection of journalists in Gaza and international media access to the territory. A group of 17 US senators has written to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, condemningContinue Reading