CNN makes massive staff cuts as news industry prepares for a dark winter
CNN is laying off hundreds of employees in a cost-cutting effort that illuminates the financial challenges facing a wide array of media companies as the…
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Oath Keepers convictions shed light on the limits of free speech – and the threat posed by militias
The verdicts in a high-profile, monthslong trial of Oath Keepers militia members were, as one defense lawyer acknowledged, “a mixed bag.” Leader Stewart Rhodes was…
Cyberattack Hits Iran’s Fars News Agency
Hackers have disrupted the work of Iran’s Fars news agency, one of the main sources of news disseminated by the state during protests over the…
Daily Source Bias Check: Geek.com
LEAST BIASED These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using an appeal to…
Fact-Check: FDA Did Not Change Position on Ivermectin Use, Contrary to Online Claims
SciCheck Digest In response to a civil suit, lawyers for the Food and Drug Administration described the agency’s warnings about the unapproved use of ivermectin…
Associated Press reporter fired over erroneous story on Russian attack
The Associated Press put the world on high alert last week when it reported claims by a “senior US intelligence official” that Russian missiles had…
Daily Source Bias Check: War on the Rocks
LEAST BIASED These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using an appeal to…
FactChecking Trump’s Presidential Bid Announcement
Summary Here we go again. Donald Trump’s official bid to get back to the White House had us at FactCheck.org feeling a bit of déjà…
No, an indictment wouldn’t end Trump’s run for the presidency – he could even campaign or serve from a jail cell
Donald Trump announced his 2024 run for the presidency on Nov. 15. In his address he railed against what he perceived as the “persecution” of…
Media freedom safe in Ukraine despite the war, officials say
Freedom of speech in Ukraine has not faded away and has survived the ongoing Russian aggression against the country, Ukrainian officials said. “We live in…