The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/24/2022
Each day Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of...
Trump ignored lack of election fraud, pressured DOJ officials to ‘just say’ election was ‘corrupt’
After President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, he was told repeatedly by top Justice Department officials that his claims of widespread voter fraud were unfounded — but he repeatedly ignored those facts and steadily ramped up a pressure campaign, arguing that the agency should “just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest…
MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: WCAX – Burlington News
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...
Jan. 6 Hearings: 6 Republicans Allegedly Asked Trump For Pardons—Including Marjorie Taylor Greene And Matt Gaetz
Topline At least six Republican lawmakers asked the White House for pardons after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to testimony former White House officials gave to the January 6 committee, with many suggesting a blanket pardon for anyone involved with the attack. (L-R) Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor…
U.S. Supreme Court rules that Americans are legally allowed to carry guns in public
1/4 The U.S. Constitution is seen on an ammunition magazine in an assault-style rifle at a demonstration in Dallas on May 5, 2018. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Americans can legally carry guns outside the home. File Photo by Sergio Flores/UPI | License Photo June 23 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court…
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/23/2022
Each day Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of...
MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: Science.News
CONSPIRACY-PSEUDOSCIENCE Sources in the Conspiracy-Pseudoscience category may publish unverifiable information that is not always supported by evidence. These sources may be untrustworthy for credible/verifiable information, therefore fact checking and further investigation is...
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/22/2022
Each day Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of...
MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: Check Your Fact
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS These media sources are slight to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words (wording that attempts to...
Biden administration to propose rule to limit nicotine levels in cigarettes
The Biden administration plans to propose a rule to establish a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and other finished tobacco products in an attempt to make them less addictive, the White House Budget Office said Tuesday.The rule, expected in May 2023, would be designed with the goal of making it easier for tobacco users to…
Dominion’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox — Including Murdochs — Over 2020 Election Can Move Forward, Judge Rules
Topline Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox Corporation will move forward—though its claims against a Fox subsidiary will not—a state judge in Delaware ruled Tuesday, after the voting machine company alleged Fox executives including Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan led Fox News’ effort to push baseless election fraud claims involving Dominion machines despite allegedly…
Supreme Court rules Maine tuition aid can’t exclude religious schools
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a state tuition assistance program, the latest case signaling the conservative court’s shift on religious freedom and separation of church and state.The 6-3 opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., found the program unconstitutional because it provided vouchers that parents could…
Unseen Trump tapes subpoenaed by House panel investigating Jan. 6
The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 sent a subpoena last week to Alex Holder, a documentary filmmaker who was granted extensive access to then-President...
Jan. 6 hearing to focus on Meadows and Trump’s pressure campaign on state election officials
WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol is zeroing in on Trump’s personal involvement in efforts to pressure state election officials to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to Congress. Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, Georgia…
Elon Musk says Tesla will lay off 3.5% of total workforce as ex-employees sue company
Elon Musk has sought to clarify how many Tesla workers will lose their jobs, following the launch of a lawsuit by former employees who claim the automaker breached...
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/21/2022
Each day Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of...
MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: Issues & Insights
RIGHT BIAS These media sources are moderate to strongly biased toward conservative causes through story selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words...
Facebook Takes Down GOP Senate Candidate Greitens’ Ad About ‘Hunting’ RINOs
Topline Facebook on Monday removed an advertisement from Missouri GOP Senate Candidate Eric Greitens in which he called for people to go “RINO hunting,” a phrase short for “Republicans In Name Only,” claiming the video violated its policies barring violence and incitement, while Twitter left the video up with a warning label. Eric Greitens speaks…
Biden says he’s considering gas tax holiday as admin targets July 4 announcement
President Joe Biden said Monday that he is seriously considering a temporary halt in the federal gas tax as the White House looks to take...
Nearly half of 11-16 year olds believe the news on social media
Nearly half of young people aged between 11 and 16 believe the news they see on social media, according to a new survey by BBC...