President Trump Launches Tweet Storm Against “Fake News” Media
Donald Trump’s attacks on what he has dubbed the “fake news” media have been unrelenting since he took office in January and, according to a…
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Why licensing journalists won’t end the scourge of ‘fake news
(Shutterstock) Christopher Waddell, Carleton University Should journalists be licensed? The Conversation Canada commissioned two articles to argue for and against the idea. Read the counterpoint…
We regulate doctors to protect the public from harm – why not journalists?
Shutterstock David Maslove, Queen’s University, Ontario Should journalists be licensed? The Conversation Canada commissioned two articles to argue for and against the idea. Read the…
Why poverty is not a personal choice, but a reflection of society
A homeless camp in Los Angeles, where homelessness has risen 23 percent in the past year, in May 2017. AP Photo/Richard Vogel Shervin Assari, University…
From the Pentagon Papers to Trump: How the government gained the upper hand against leakers
‘Drop’ via http://www.shutterstock.com Margot Susca, American University School of Communication In October 1969, a national security official named Daniel Ellsberg began secretly photocopying 7,000 classified…
Media Bias Fact Check adds its 1,500th source!
Moments ago we added our 1,500th source. That is 1,500 sources that have been read, researched and reviewed by actual human beings. While some/many may…
Quick Poll: Should NBC air the Alex Jones (Infowars) Interview?
On June 18th Megyn Kelly of the NBC Network is set to air her interview with Alex Jones of Infowars fame. Alex Jones has been…
Donald Trump fires FBI director and a new national nightmare takes hold
Luca Trenta, Swansea University Ever since Donald Trump took office amid revelations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election and his team’s connections with the…
Media Bias Fact Check- The Purple Zone
We get so many messages asking us if Left-Center and Right-Center are trustworthy sources. The answer is YES! Sorry to yell, but we have tried and…
Can Bill Nye – or any other science show – really save the world?
Heather Akin, University of Pennsylvania; Bruce W. Hardy, Temple University; Dietram A. Scheufele, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dominique Brossard, University of Wisconsin-Madison Netflix’s new talk…
Facebook’s new anti-fake news strategy is not going to work – but something else might
Paul Ralph, University of Auckland Have you seen some “tips to spot fake news” on your Facebook newsfeed recently? Over the past year, the social…
People are taking to the streets to defend science – but it could come at a cost
Scientists protest against proposed cuts against science in the UK in 2010. Shane/Flickr, CC BY-SA Joseph Roche, Trinity College Dublin Scientists around the world are facing…
Why I’m supporting Saturday’s March for Science
Simon Chapman, University of Sydney In the early 16th century Copernicus published his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres)….
Palmer Report makes yet another False Claim about Media Bias Fact Check
On 4/18/17 Bill Palmer of the Palmer Report decided to make up another false claim, without evidence, against Media Bias Fact Check. In his libelous…
Facts are not always more important than opinions: here’s why
The message over the doorway to London’s Kirkaldy Testing Museum. But don’t be too quick to believe the facts and dismiss the opinions. Flickr/Kevo Thomson,…
A Few Website Updates
I wanted to give some brief updates about what is happening here at MBFC as there is a lot going on behind the scenes that…
With Syria missile strikes, Trump turns from non-intervention to waging war
Military strikes against a Syrian airforce base mark Donald Trump’s first big foreign policy test as president. Ben Rich, Curtin University The United States’ unilateral…
Palmer Report Republishes Fake Daily News Bin Story Against Media Bias Fact Check
For some mysterious reason Bill Palmer of the Palmer Report and the Daily News Bin has decided to republish, a false report about Media Bias Fact Check…
The power of ordinary people facing totalitarianism
A 1969 photo of political theorist and scholar Hannah Arendt. AP Photo Kathleen B. Jones, San Diego State University In the weeks since the election…
Fake News has Jumped the Shark
Here at Media Bias Fact Check we try to stay away from opinion pieces, unless said piece is extremely evidence based. I want to give…