MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/24/2025 (Weekend Edition)
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
Vance optimistic ‘energetic diplomacy’ will end Ukraine war
Vice President JD Vance remains confident the U.S. can broker an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine despite potential hang-ups that have emerged., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Sean Carroll explains why physics is both simple and impossible | Full Interview
“I like to say that physics is hard because physics is easy, by which I mean we actually think about physics as students.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The Multiverse is real. Just not in the way you think it is. ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bZi3Xm9tJE Physics seemsContinue Reading
At least 64 Palestinians killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours as Israel shifts focus to Gaza City
The attacks come as Israel finalises plans for an imminent assault aimed at occupying Gaza City, after Israel’s security cabinet approved Netanyahu’s plans to capture the northern city., Read MoreContinue Reading
After the Taliban cut Afghan drug production, new suppliers emerge
In this episode, @alexgatopoulos examines developments in a trade that helps fuel wars around the globe, Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific Middle East Explained Opinion Sport Video Features Economy Human Rights Climate Crisis Investigations Interactives InContinue Reading
Hadeel & Abdelrahman in Gaza
A video diary for Al Jazeera, On the Ground A video diary for Al Jazeera Hadeel Sbakhi and Abdelrahman Abu Taqyia are a young Palestinian couple hoping to get married soon, despite the ongoing war on Gaza. Their video diary shows the challenges of planning a wedding and what dailyContinue Reading
Chicago, Ukraine, redistricting, Pakistan and Africa’s luxury tourism
The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago, the Washington Post has reported. President Traitor 47’s push to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts could set the stage for decades of Republican domination. Ukraine marks its independence from the Soviet Union, as children in RussiaContinue Reading
The Woman Holding Chinese Mining Giants Accountable
Jingjing Zhang has fought polluting Chinese companies for decades. Now she’s teaching lawyers across the Global South how to do the same. Her work has never been more urgent. By Katie Surma China’s rapid, wealth-generating growth devastated its environment.Continue Reading
Stopping The Traitor’s Dictatorship Is a Vital Message—and a Winning One
CNN and MSNBC with a constant “The The Traitor Dictatorship” chyron on-screen. How Democracies Die authors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt writing weekly columns in The New York Times, The Washington Post, or The Wall Street Journal. Reporters at major news outlets specifically assigned to cover authoritarianism, occasionally traveling abroadContinue Reading
Try This When Your Doctor Says ‘Yes’ to a Preventive Test but Insurance Says ‘No’
A joint project of NPR and KFF Health News, Health Care Helpline helps you navigate the health system hurdles between you and good care. Send us your tricky questions, and we may tap a policy sleuth to puzzle them out. Here is what to do if your preventive care getsContinue Reading
‘Very limited time to react’: Texas flash floods expose challenges in early warning
The deadly flash floods in central Texas that claimed more than 100 lives over the July Fourth weekend in the United States have underscored the devastating power of this fast-onset hazard – and the critical challenge of ensuring early warnings reach vulnerable populations, even in the dead of night.Continue Reading
Al Jazeera films in Gaza’s empty warehouse as Israeli-made famine deepens
Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili reports from inside the empty main UNRWA warehouse in Gaza City., NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili reports from inside the main UNRWA warehouse in Gaza City, showing the completely empty shelves where food aid used to be stored. The UN officially declared famine in Gaza onContinue Reading
Did Israel know over 80 percent of those it killed in Gaza were civilians?
A leaked military report suggests only 17 percent of those killed in Gaza were fighters., Israel has been bombing Gaza for nearly two years, killing more than 62,000 people, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says, but the real number is likely much higher. Israel claims it is targetingContinue Reading