mbfc’s-daily-vetted-fact-checks-for-05/27/2025

Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check 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, we review each factContinue Reading

Dodgers’ Ohtani hits 2nd leadoff homer in 2 days

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, the reigning NL MVP, hit a leadoff homer in consecutive games for the second time in his career, going deep against Cleveland’s Gavin Williams for his 19th long ball of the season in his club’s 7-2 win Monday…Read MoreContinue Reading

SpaceX reveals why its Starship Flight 8 Ship exploded, failure traced to  ‘flash’ in rocket’s engines

(Image credit: Stefanie Waldek, used with permission) As SpaceX gears up for the ninth test flight of its super-heavy Starship launch vehicle, the company has released findings from its investigation into the explosion of the rocket’s upper stage, referred to as “ship”, during its eighth test flight in March. Flight 8 launched March 6 fromContinue Reading

ukraine-weapon-range-limits-still-in-place,-says-german-vice-chancellor,-contradicting-merz

On 26 May, German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil said there is “no new agreement” on lifting range restrictions for German-supplied weapons to Ukraine, directly contradicting a statement made earlier the same day by Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Western military aid to Ukraine has consistently suffered from delayed deliveries and politically imposedContinue Reading

russia-occupies-four-empty-border-villages-in-sumy-oblast

Late on 26 May, Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Oblast Military Administration, confirmed that Russian forces now control four settlements in the northern region of Ukraine. According to his Facebook post, the occupied locations include Novenke and Basivka of Yunakivka community, and Veselivka and Zhuravka in the Khotin community.Continue Reading

with-clean-energy-stalled,-can-new-jersey-bet-on-nuclear-and-win?

The state recently took the first step to potentially becoming a leader in next-generation nuclear energy. By Rambo Talabong With growing energy demand and delays in renewable energy rollout, New Jersey is doubling down on nuclear—its largest source of in-state electricity—and is now looking at positioning itself as a nationalContinue Reading