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This is a statement from the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter. The International Fact-Checking Network is deeply concerned by reports that the US State Department has instructed consular officers to deny visas to individuals who have worked in fact-checking, content moderation, and trust and safety. Fact-checking is journalism. It is the straightforward workContinue Reading

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Claim: Cavite 4th District Representative Kiko Barzaga’s suspension was lifted due to the assistance of Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Rodante Marcoleta. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube channel News Update Files posted a video on December 5 claiming that Barzaga’s 60-day suspension has been lifted. AsContinue Reading

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Half a million people have been displaced by the Cambodia-Thailand fighting., 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 In Pictures Science & Technology PodcastsContinue Reading

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Cities across Israel have taken measures to prepare for Byron, but Palestinian citizens there have no resources., Cities across Israel have taken measures to prepare for Byron, but Palestinian citizens there have no resources. Israel is bracing itself for heavy downpours and flash floods that Storm Byron is forecast toContinue Reading

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Data Journalism team BBC Verify Getty Images Every NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this parliament. By March 2026, the government wants to see at leastContinue Reading

NASA astronaut comes home after circling Earth 3,920 times

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Three ISS astronauts returned aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on December 8 in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA / Bill Ingalls Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. After 245 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS), one NASA astronaut and two cosmonauts have safely returned to Earth. NASA’sContinue Reading

How do you activate a supermassive black hole? A galaxy merger should do the trick

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A compilation of images of distant galaxies, some merging, some not, taken by Euclid. (Image credit: Euclid Collaboration) Scientists have confirmed that colossal collisions between galaxies trigger titanic eruptions in the centers of those galaxies, and the discovery is thanks to an artificial intelligence tool that was able to sort through images of a millionContinue Reading