January 2025
February 2025
Trump's Second Term Threatens Unstable EU
Donald Trump's upcoming second term as US president (January 20, 2025) threatens the EU with trade wars and reduced support for Ukraine and NATO, while Germany and France face unstable governments and severe budget challenges, hindering their ability to present a united front.
Trump's Second Term Threatens Unstable EU
Donald Trump's upcoming second term as US president (January 20, 2025) threatens the EU with trade wars and reduced support for Ukraine and NATO, while Germany and France face unstable governments and severe budget challenges, hindering their ability to present a united front.
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44% Bias Score
Meta Shifts to User-Driven Content Moderation
Meta is replacing third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram with a user-driven "community notes" system, prioritizing free speech and reducing content censorship, starting in the US; this follows criticism of previous moderation and coincides with President-elect Trump's inauguration.
Meta Shifts to User-Driven Content Moderation
Meta is replacing third-party fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram with a user-driven "community notes" system, prioritizing free speech and reducing content censorship, starting in the US; this follows criticism of previous moderation and coincides with President-elect Trump's inauguration.
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68% Bias Score
Ukraine Launches New Incursion into Russia's Kursk Region
On Sunday, Ukraine launched a new incursion into Russia's Kursk region, using two tanks, a mine-clearing vehicle, and 12 armored combat vehicles with paratroopers near Berdin, prompting Russian claims of repelling attacks and Ukrainian assertions of significant Russian and North Korean losses.
Ukraine Launches New Incursion into Russia's Kursk Region
On Sunday, Ukraine launched a new incursion into Russia's Kursk region, using two tanks, a mine-clearing vehicle, and 12 armored combat vehicles with paratroopers near Berdin, prompting Russian claims of repelling attacks and Ukrainian assertions of significant Russian and North Korean losses.
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36% Bias Score
Southern California braces for devastating windstorm, extreme fire danger
A life-threatening windstorm, potentially the most destructive since 2011, will hit Southern California Tuesday, creating extremely dangerous fire weather conditions with hurricane-force wind gusts (50-100mph) and potential power shutoffs impacting over 400,000 customers.
Southern California braces for devastating windstorm, extreme fire danger
A life-threatening windstorm, potentially the most destructive since 2011, will hit Southern California Tuesday, creating extremely dangerous fire weather conditions with hurricane-force wind gusts (50-100mph) and potential power shutoffs impacting over 400,000 customers.
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36% Bias Score
Battle for Kurakhove Rages as Ukraine Counterattacks in Russia
Russia claims to have captured Kurakhove, a town in Ukraine's Donetsk region, but Ukraine disputes this; meanwhile, Ukraine's counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk region continues, resulting in significant casualties for Russia.
Battle for Kurakhove Rages as Ukraine Counterattacks in Russia
Russia claims to have captured Kurakhove, a town in Ukraine's Donetsk region, but Ukraine disputes this; meanwhile, Ukraine's counteroffensive in Russia's Kursk region continues, resulting in significant casualties for Russia.
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44% Bias Score
Israeli Airstrike Follows Deadly West Bank Bus Attack
A bus attack in the West Bank killed three Israelis, prompting an Israeli airstrike and reports of settler violence against Palestinians; the incident exacerbates the already tense situation following the October 7th Hamas attack.
Israeli Airstrike Follows Deadly West Bank Bus Attack
A bus attack in the West Bank killed three Israelis, prompting an Israeli airstrike and reports of settler violence against Palestinians; the incident exacerbates the already tense situation following the October 7th Hamas attack.
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40% Bias Score
Wastewater Plants Fail to Remove "Forever Chemicals," Exposing Millions to Contamination
A study finds that wastewater treatment plants in the US are discharging large amounts of unregulated PFAS chemicals, primarily from pharmaceuticals, into rivers and lakes, potentially exposing 23 million Americans to contamination; climate change worsens the issue by concentrating these chemicals i...
Wastewater Plants Fail to Remove "Forever Chemicals," Exposing Millions to Contamination
A study finds that wastewater treatment plants in the US are discharging large amounts of unregulated PFAS chemicals, primarily from pharmaceuticals, into rivers and lakes, potentially exposing 23 million Americans to contamination; climate change worsens the issue by concentrating these chemicals i...
Progress
24% Bias Score
Maduro Begins Third Term Amidst Disputed Election Results and International Condemnation
Nicolรกs Maduro will begin his third term as Venezuelan president on Friday, despite a disputed election where the opposition, led by Edmundo Gonzรกlez, claims victory according to verified data from the Carter Center; opposition leader Marรญa Corina Machado has called for protests.
Maduro Begins Third Term Amidst Disputed Election Results and International Condemnation
Nicolรกs Maduro will begin his third term as Venezuelan president on Friday, despite a disputed election where the opposition, led by Edmundo Gonzรกlez, claims victory according to verified data from the Carter Center; opposition leader Marรญa Corina Machado has called for protests.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Meta replaces fact-checkers with community notes, risking more misinformation
Meta is eliminating third-party fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with user-generated "community notes," a move announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that aims to promote free speech but risks increased spread of misinformation, amid pressure from the incoming Trump administration a...
Meta replaces fact-checkers with community notes, risking more misinformation
Meta is eliminating third-party fact-checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with user-generated "community notes," a move announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that aims to promote free speech but risks increased spread of misinformation, amid pressure from the incoming Trump administration a...
Progress
56% Bias Score
Russia Accused of Weaponizing Energy in Moldova's Transnistria Region
Moldova's Prime Minister accuses Russia of deliberately creating a humanitarian crisis in Transnistria by cutting off gas supplies, leaving 400,000 residents without heating and electricity since January 1st, allegedly to destabilize the country ahead of elections and pressure Ukraine.
Russia Accused of Weaponizing Energy in Moldova's Transnistria Region
Moldova's Prime Minister accuses Russia of deliberately creating a humanitarian crisis in Transnistria by cutting off gas supplies, leaving 400,000 residents without heating and electricity since January 1st, allegedly to destabilize the country ahead of elections and pressure Ukraine.
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44% Bias Score
New Orleans Attack: 14 Dead, IEDs Fail to Detonate
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, killed 14 and injured dozens in a New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans' French Quarter; he also planted two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that failed to detonate due to improper detonation mechanisms.
New Orleans Attack: 14 Dead, IEDs Fail to Detonate
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, killed 14 and injured dozens in a New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans' French Quarter; he also planted two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that failed to detonate due to improper detonation mechanisms.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Ukraine Battles North Korean Troops in Russia's Kursk Region Amidst Manpower Crisis
Ukrainian forces are fighting North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region while simultaneously facing a relentless Russian offensive in southeastern Ukraine, suffering from critical manpower shortages that led to territorial losses, including the loss of Kurakhove and a key coal mine.
Ukraine Battles North Korean Troops in Russia's Kursk Region Amidst Manpower Crisis
Ukrainian forces are fighting North Korean troops in Russia's Kursk region while simultaneously facing a relentless Russian offensive in southeastern Ukraine, suffering from critical manpower shortages that led to territorial losses, including the loss of Kurakhove and a key coal mine.
Progress
48% Bias Score