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MBFC's Weekly Media Literacy Quiz Covering the Week of Sep 22nd - Sep 28th
MBFC's Weekly Media Literacy Quiz Covering the Week of Sep 22nd - Sep 28th
Welcome to our weekly media literacy quiz. This quiz will test your knowledge of the past week’s events with a focus on facts, misinformation, bias, and general media literacy. Please share and compare your results. Media Literacy = the ability to critically analyze stories presented in the mass media and to determine their accuracy or credibility. Do you appreciate our work? Please consider one…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/28/2024 (Weekend Edition)
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/28/2024 (Weekend Edition)
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 fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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Smartmatic and Newsmax Settle Defamation Lawsuit
Smartmatic and Newsmax Settle Defamation Lawsuit
Smartmatic and Newsmax have settled the voting technology company’s defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet just before the trial was set to begin. The lawsuit centered on Newsmax’s false claims that Smartmatic’s machines rigged the 2020 election for Joe Biden. A trial was scheduled to determine whether Newsmax aired these claims with actual malice or reckless disregard for the…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/27/2024
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/27/2024
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/26/2024
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/26/2024
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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(Media News) Alex Jones' Infowars to be Auctioned Off to Pay $1 Billion Sandy Hook Judgment
Alex Jones' Infowars to be Auctioned Off to Pay $1 Billion Sandy Hook Judgment
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform will be sold in auctions to help pay over $1 billion owed to Sandy Hook victims’ families. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said he would approve the auctions starting in November, following the liquidation of Jones’ bankruptcy. A trustee will control all assets of Free Speech Systems, Infowars’ parent company. Jones plans to continue…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/25/2024
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/25/2024
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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Harris backs ending filibuster for abortion rights legislation
Harris backs ending filibuster for abortion rights legislation
Vice President Kamala Harris has expressed support for changing Senate procedures to pass federal abortion protections, specifically advocating for the elimination of the 60-vote filibuster rule. In an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio, Harris emphasized the need to lower the threshold to 51 votes to codify the protections from Roe v. Wade into law. “I think we should eliminate the filibuster…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/24/2024
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/24/2024
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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(Media News) Elon Musk's X Complies with Brazilian Government Censorship Orders After Initial Defiance
(Media News) Elon Musk's X Complies with Brazilian Government Censorship Orders After Initial Defiance
After weeks of defying a Brazilian Supreme Court order to censor certain accounts, X (formerly Twitter) has decided to comply with the Brazilian government’s demands. The court had ordered X to suppress accounts spreading misinformation and hate speech related to Brazil’s 2022 election. Initially, X refused, citing Brazilian law and its free speech stance, leading to a standoff. Brazil then…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/23/2024
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/23/2024
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/22/2024 (Weekend Edition)
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/22/2024 (Weekend Edition)
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 fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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MBFC's Weekly Media Literacy Quiz Covering the Week of Sep 15th - Sep 21st
MBFC's Weekly Media Literacy Quiz Covering the Week of Sep 15th - Sep 21st
Welcome to our weekly media literacy quiz. This quiz will test your knowledge of the past week’s events with a focus on facts, misinformation, bias, and general media literacy. Please share and compare your results. Media Literacy = the ability to critically analyze stories presented in the mass media and to determine their accuracy or credibility. Do you appreciate our work? Please consider one…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/21/2024 (Weekend Edition)
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/21/2024 (Weekend Edition)
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 fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/20/2024
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/20/2024
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/19/2024
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/19/2024
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/18/2024
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/18/2024
Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating…
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