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media-bias-fact-check · 6 hours ago
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MBFC's Weekly Media Literacy Quiz Covering the Week of Feb 23rd - Mar 1st
MBFC's Weekly Media Literacy Quiz Covering the Week of Feb 23rd - Mar 1st
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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media-bias-fact-check · 7 hours ago
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/01/2025 (Weekend Edition)
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 03/01/2025 (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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media-bias-fact-check · 1 day ago
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Media News Daily: Top Stories for 02/28/2025
NY Post urges RFK Jr. to back measles vaccine, LA Times sees 40+ staff buyouts, and US media trust hits a 50-year low per Gallup.
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. NY Post Urges RFK Jr. to Publicly Support Measles Vaccine Amid Texas Outbreak The conservative editorial board of the New York Post is calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to publicly affirm the…
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media-bias-fact-check · 1 day ago
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/28/2025
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/28/2025
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-bias-fact-check · 2 days ago
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Elon Musk Uses Social Media to Recruit Retired Air Traffic Controllers as Shortage Worsens
Elon Musk Uses Social Media to Recruit Retired Air Traffic Controllers as Shortage Worsens
Elon Musk has taken to social media to recruit retired air traffic controllers, responding to ongoing staffing shortages and recent aviation safety concerns. In a post on X, Musk wrote, “There is a shortage of top-notch air traffic controllers. If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so.” The effort follows Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s recent…
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media-bias-fact-check · 2 days ago
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Trump Administration Struggles to Rehire Fired USDA Workers as Bird Flu Crisis Worsens
Trump Administration Struggles to Rehire Fired USDA Workers as Bird Flu Crisis Worsens
The Trump administration unveiled a $1 billion plan Wednesday to combat the avian flu outbreak and stabilize soaring egg prices, but the effort is being hindered by the administration’s own mass firings at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its push to slash government spending, the administration terminated roughly a quarter of employees in critical bird flu testing and research…
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media-bias-fact-check · 2 days ago
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Media News Daily: Top Stories for 02/27/2025
Jeff Bezos shifts Washington Post opinion section, Trump targets anonymous sources, White House reshapes press pool access.
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Jeff Bezos Reshapes Washington Post Opinion Section, Leading to Editor’s Resignation Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos announced a shift in the paper’s opinion section to focus on “personal liberties and free markets,” a move…
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media-bias-fact-check · 2 days ago
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Musk’s Government Efficiency Team Deletes Inflated Savings Claims After Errors Exposed
Musk’s Government Efficiency Team Deletes Inflated Savings Claims After Errors Exposed
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has quietly removed its five largest reported cost savings from its online “wall of receipts” after media reports exposed significant errors in the claims. The removals came despite DOGE increasing its reported savings total to $65 billion, without explanation of how the revised number was calculated. The largest errors included an $8 billion…
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media-bias-fact-check · 2 days ago
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Andrew and Tristan Tate Leave Romania for U.S. After Trump Administration Involvement
Andrew and Tristan Tate Leave Romania for U.S. After Trump Administration Involvement
Andrew and Tristan Tate have left Romania for the United States after Romanian prosecutors lifted their travel ban, despite both facing human trafficking and rape charges. Their sudden departure follows reports that a Trump administration official inquired about their case at the Munich Security Conference, raising concerns of political interference. Prosecutors approved the Tates’ request to…
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media-bias-fact-check · 2 days ago
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/27/2025
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/27/2025
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-bias-fact-check · 3 days ago
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Unvaccinated Child Dies from Measles in Texas, First U.S. Death from Disease in a Decade
Unvaccinated Child Dies from Measles in Texas, First U.S. Death from Disease in a Decade
A school-aged child in West Texas has died from measles, marking the first U.S. measles death since 2015 and the first fatality in an outbreak that has now grown to 124 cases across nine counties. The child was unvaccinated and had been hospitalized last week, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Despite the rarity of measles deaths in the U.S., Health and Human Services…
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media-bias-fact-check · 3 days ago
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Jeff Bezos Shifts Washington Post Opinion Section to Focus on Personal Liberties and Free Markets
Jeff Bezos Shifts Washington Post Opinion Section to Focus on Personal Liberties and Free Markets
Billionaire Jeff Bezos announced changes to The Washington Post opinion section, shifting its focus to “personal liberties and free markets”—a move that prompted the resignation of editorial page editor David Shipley. Bezos, in a note to staff, argued that broad-based opinion sections are obsolete in the internet era, stating that opposing views should be published elsewhere. The decision follows…
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media-bias-fact-check · 3 days ago
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Republican Lawmaker Proposes $250 Bill Featuring Donald Trump
Republican Lawmaker Proposes $250 Bill Featuring Donald Trump
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) has announced plans to introduce legislation directing the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to create a new $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump. If approved, it would mark the first time a living former or current president has appeared on U.S. currency. Wilson justified the proposal by citing “Bidenflation,” claiming that rising costs under President Joe Biden have…
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media-bias-fact-check · 3 days ago
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Media News Daily: Top Stories for 02/26/2025
Meta ends fact-checking, adopts user-moderated 'Community Notes'; Trump White House seizes press pool control, sparking media backlash.
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Meta Faces Scrutiny Over Controversial ‘Community Notes’ Feature Meta is moving forward with its new user-based content moderation system, Community Notes, despite concerns from its own Safety Council. The initiative, which…
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media-bias-fact-check · 3 days ago
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/26/2025
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/26/2025
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-bias-fact-check · 4 days ago
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Media News Daily: Top Stories for 02/25/2025
Lester Holt exits NBC Nightly News. WebMD faces class-action over video privacy. Judge denies AP’s bid to regain White House access.
This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. Lester Holt to Step Down as Anchor of NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt will leave his role this summer after a decade at the helm. Holt, who has been the lead anchor since 2015, will shift his focus to…
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media-bias-fact-check · 4 days ago
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MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/25/2025
MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 02/25/2025
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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