Michael Cohen testifies for 4 hours in lawsuit against Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and “fixer” Michael Cohen provided testimony for four hours Monday about his claim that the former president orchestrated an altercation with demonstrators outside Trump Tower in 2015.Cohen was grilled by lawyers about his recent assertion that Trump directed his bodyguard to “get rid of” a group protesting his derogatory comments…
GOP senators urge TV ratings board to warn viewers of ‘disturbing’ LGBTQ content
A group of Republican senators is calling for the country’s television ratings system to warn parents about “sexual orientation and gender identity content” on children’s TV shows.In a two-page letter dated May 4, Sens. Mike Braun, R-Ind., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Steve Daines, R-Mont., made the request to the…
Pulitzer Prizes award Washington Post for Jan. 6 coverage
The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, an...
Biden to announce expansion of high-speed internet to millions of low-income households
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday will announce that 20 broadband providers have agreed to lower costs and increase speeds for high-speed internet plans for low-income people across the country. The White House said the companies have made a commitment to reduce rates for millions of people who qualify for the Affordable Connectivity Program,…
Elon Musk says relaxing content rules on Twitter will boost free speech, but research shows otherwise
Elon Musk’s accepted bid to purchase Twitter has triggered a lot of debate about what it means for the future of the social media platform,...
At military parade, Putin says Russia is fighting in Ukraine as it did in World War II
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday justified his faltering 10-week-old invasion of Ukraine as a battle comparable to the fight against Nazi Germany as he...
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 05/09/2022
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MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: MercoPress
QUESTIONABLE SOURCE A questionable source exhibits one or more of the following: extreme bias, consistent promotion of propaganda/conspiracies, poor or no sourcing to credible information, a...