Media News Daily: Top Stories for 07/08/2026
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. Conservative Groups Ask FCC to Deny ABC License Renewals The Guardian reports that several prominent conservative organizations have petitioned the Federal CommunicationsContinue Reading
MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/08/2026
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
Celiac and Crohn’s Made Every Meal Feel Like a Risk. Here’s How She Healed.
Lauren Murawski was a freshman in college in 2017 when she began to experience digestive problems. “After I would eat, I would start to ‘baby barf,'” she tells Popsugar, explaining that she’d essentially burp up her food. It happened so often that her friends started calling her “the burpologist.” At first…Continue Reading
UK and Norway leaders don national team shirts ahead of World Cup clash
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Norwegian counterpart, Jonas Gahr Støre, held a bilateral meeting ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara wearing their national team shirts. Both leaders backed their teams ahead of Friday’s World Cup quarter-final in Miami., Read MoreContinue Reading
Taylor Swift’s wedding proves AOC right: There are no good billionaires
commentary The pop star built an empire on relatability until she became part of the ultra-rich Published July 8, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Taylor Swift amongst some of her large purchases (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Gareth Cattermole / Sara Konradi for The Washington Post / Erica Denhoff /Continue Reading
The Traitor Torched By Critics Over Bizarre D.C. Crime Rant
One X user called the president’s claims “such BS.”, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Growing List Of Democrats Calling For Graham Platner To Exit The Race
“It’s time for Graham Platner to drop out and allow for someone else to be nominated,” said Sen. Mark Kelly., Read MoreContinue Reading
Ancient DNA reveals the mysterious collapse of Europe’s megalith builders
DNA from a 5,000-year-old French megalithic tomb reveals that the people buried before and after a population collapse were genetically unrelated, pointing to a major migration after a devastating crisis. The shift coincided with new social traditions and the disappearance of the communities that built Europe’s giant stone monuments., ReadContinue Reading
The Traitor says the U.S. will carry out strikes on Iran again
President Traitor 47 issued a warning to Iran that the U.S. military would carry out another round of strikes, coming one day after it retaliated against Iran for its attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
When clickbait looks like the news: How ‘Angry Farage’ spread on British X
Over the past several months, social media users in the U.K. have been inundated with unusual AI-generated images, including several of a British politician in a fight with the governor of the Bank of England. The strange images have spread widely and are linked to a scam involving a fakeContinue Reading
US launches ‘powerful’ retaliatory strikes against Iran
The U.S. military on late Tuesday afternoon said it carried out new strikes on Iran. According to a post by U.S. Central Command, the strikes were in retaliation for Iran’s attacks against commercial ships traveling inside the Strait of Hormuz. The post described the attacks as “powerful” and said theyContinue Reading
Drug smuggler admits most of his cannabis couriers get caught | BBC News
Drugs gangs are flooding the north of England with cheap cannabis grown overseas and sold to mimic slickly marketed, legal marijuana from the United States, a BBC investigation has learned. A thriving black market for “Cali weed” – high-potency strains originally cultivated in licensed dispensaries in California – has promptedContinue Reading
LIVE: India’s PM Narendra Modi arrives in Australia
Watch live as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Melbourne and is greeted by Australian officials. #modi #australia #liveContinue Reading