March 2025
April 2025
Radio Free Asia Faces Closure After Funding Cuts
Following funding cuts ordered by Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Radio Free Asia (RFA) placed 75% of its staff on leave, jeopardizing its mission to provide unbiased news to authoritarian countries in Asia; at least eight journalists face deportation.
Radio Free Asia Faces Closure After Funding Cuts
Following funding cuts ordered by Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Radio Free Asia (RFA) placed 75% of its staff on leave, jeopardizing its mission to provide unbiased news to authoritarian countries in Asia; at least eight journalists face deportation.
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52% Bias Score
Postponed Tariffs on Imported Vehicles Cause Uncertainty in US Car Market
President Trump's 25% tariffs on vehicles and parts from Canada and Mexico, initially set for April 2nd, were delayed until April 2nd after a one-month reprieve, causing uncertainty in the car market and potential price increases of $3,500-$10,000 on new cars.
Postponed Tariffs on Imported Vehicles Cause Uncertainty in US Car Market
President Trump's 25% tariffs on vehicles and parts from Canada and Mexico, initially set for April 2nd, were delayed until April 2nd after a one-month reprieve, causing uncertainty in the car market and potential price increases of $3,500-$10,000 on new cars.
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40% Bias Score
Rubio's Actions Contradict Past Advocacy for Free Speech Amid Visa Denials
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a staunch critic of political repression abroad, is facing criticism for his role in the denial of U.S. visas and deportation attempts targeting individuals critical of the administration, raising concerns about hypocrisy and undermining U.S. credibility in promoting ...
Rubio's Actions Contradict Past Advocacy for Free Speech Amid Visa Denials
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a staunch critic of political repression abroad, is facing criticism for his role in the denial of U.S. visas and deportation attempts targeting individuals critical of the administration, raising concerns about hypocrisy and undermining U.S. credibility in promoting ...
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60% Bias Score
Trump's Saudi Arabia Strategy: A Contrast with Biden's Approach
An opinion piece in The Hill contrasts Trump's and Biden's strategies toward Saudi Arabia, arguing Trump's chess-like approach of leveraging the Kingdom for lower oil prices and pressuring Russia proved more effective than Biden's approach, which is described as underestimating Saudi Arabia's import...
Trump's Saudi Arabia Strategy: A Contrast with Biden's Approach
An opinion piece in The Hill contrasts Trump's and Biden's strategies toward Saudi Arabia, arguing Trump's chess-like approach of leveraging the Kingdom for lower oil prices and pressuring Russia proved more effective than Biden's approach, which is described as underestimating Saudi Arabia's import...
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60% Bias Score
Trump Revokes Security Clearances of Political Rivals
President Trump, in a late-night memo, revoked the security clearances of over a dozen political opponents, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and former President Joe Biden, citing national security concerns; the move also targeted lawyers who have opposed him.
Trump Revokes Security Clearances of Political Rivals
President Trump, in a late-night memo, revoked the security clearances of over a dozen political opponents, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and former President Joe Biden, citing national security concerns; the move also targeted lawyers who have opposed him.
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64% Bias Score
İmamoğlu Arrest Sparks Protests, Raising Concerns About Turkish Democracy
Istanbul's mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested on Wednesday on charges of corruption and terror links, sparking widespread protests and clashes with police across Turkey, prompting government-imposed demonstration bans and raising concerns about the upcoming 2028 presidential elections.
İmamoğlu Arrest Sparks Protests, Raising Concerns About Turkish Democracy
Istanbul's mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested on Wednesday on charges of corruption and terror links, sparking widespread protests and clashes with police across Turkey, prompting government-imposed demonstration bans and raising concerns about the upcoming 2028 presidential elections.
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44% Bias Score
Columbia University Cedes to Trump Administration Demands to Avoid Funding Cuts
Facing a threat of $400 million in funding cuts, Columbia University complied with nine demands from the Trump administration, including banning masks on campus and implementing stricter oversight of its Middle East Studies department, to avoid losing federal funds.
Columbia University Cedes to Trump Administration Demands to Avoid Funding Cuts
Facing a threat of $400 million in funding cuts, Columbia University complied with nine demands from the Trump administration, including banning masks on campus and implementing stricter oversight of its Middle East Studies department, to avoid losing federal funds.
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48% Bias Score
FBI Warns of Nationwide Attacks on Tesla Properties
The FBI issued a warning about attacks on Tesla properties across at least nine states since January 2025, involving arson, gunfire, and vandalism, possibly linked to Elon Musk's DOGE appointment and subsequent layoffs.
FBI Warns of Nationwide Attacks on Tesla Properties
The FBI issued a warning about attacks on Tesla properties across at least nine states since January 2025, involving arson, gunfire, and vandalism, possibly linked to Elon Musk's DOGE appointment and subsequent layoffs.
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52% Bias Score
Camarena Family Sues Sinaloa Cartel, Citing Terrorist Designation
The family of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, murdered in 1985 by the Sinaloa Cartel, is suing former cartel leaders in a US federal lawsuit, using a terrorist designation to seek financial compensation for their loss.
Camarena Family Sues Sinaloa Cartel, Citing Terrorist Designation
The family of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, murdered in 1985 by the Sinaloa Cartel, is suing former cartel leaders in a US federal lawsuit, using a terrorist designation to seek financial compensation for their loss.
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44% Bias Score
Tate Brothers Return to Romania Amidst Ongoing International Investigations
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan returned to Romania on February 18th to fulfill police reporting requirements, following a Florida trip that initiated a new criminal investigation into allegations of human trafficking and organized crime. Despite denying all charges, the brothers face ongoing le...
Tate Brothers Return to Romania Amidst Ongoing International Investigations
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan returned to Romania on February 18th to fulfill police reporting requirements, following a Florida trip that initiated a new criminal investigation into allegations of human trafficking and organized crime. Despite denying all charges, the brothers face ongoing le...
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56% Bias Score
Germany Seizes Russian Oil Tanker, Exposing Sanctions Evasion
German authorities seized the Panama-flagged tanker Eventin in the Baltic Sea, suspected of transporting Russian oil to circumvent sanctions; the ship, carrying 100,000 tons of crude oil, is now German state property, highlighting Russia's use of a shadow fleet to fund its war effort in Ukraine.
Germany Seizes Russian Oil Tanker, Exposing Sanctions Evasion
German authorities seized the Panama-flagged tanker Eventin in the Baltic Sea, suspected of transporting Russian oil to circumvent sanctions; the ship, carrying 100,000 tons of crude oil, is now German state property, highlighting Russia's use of a shadow fleet to fund its war effort in Ukraine.
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40% Bias Score
German Greens Demand Exclusion of CDU Politicians Over Russian Gas Import Comments
Konstantin von Notz of the Green Party demanded the exclusion of CDU politicians, namely Jan Heinisch and Thomas Bareiß, from coalition talks due to their comments suggesting potential future Russian gas imports, highlighting ongoing tensions between Germany's political parties concerning energy sec...
German Greens Demand Exclusion of CDU Politicians Over Russian Gas Import Comments
Konstantin von Notz of the Green Party demanded the exclusion of CDU politicians, namely Jan Heinisch and Thomas Bareiß, from coalition talks due to their comments suggesting potential future Russian gas imports, highlighting ongoing tensions between Germany's political parties concerning energy sec...
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40% Bias Score