January 2025
February 2025
Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program, Raising Misinformation Concerns
Meta abruptly ended its $100 million fact-checking program across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp in March 2024, impacting 115 organizations and potentially increasing misinformation, following the appointment of a new global policy chief with Republican ties.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking Program, Raising Misinformation Concerns
Meta abruptly ended its $100 million fact-checking program across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp in March 2024, impacting 115 organizations and potentially increasing misinformation, following the appointment of a new global policy chief with Republican ties.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Meta Reduces Content Moderation, Replacing Fact-Checkers with Community System
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on January 7th that Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will drastically reduce content moderation, replacing third-party fact-checkers with a community-based system similar to X, citing excessive censorship and political bias as reasons for the change.
Meta Reduces Content Moderation, Replacing Fact-Checkers with Community System
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on January 7th that Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will drastically reduce content moderation, replacing third-party fact-checkers with a community-based system similar to X, citing excessive censorship and political bias as reasons for the change.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Biden Administration Appeals 9/11 Plea Deal
The Biden administration is appealing a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants accused in the 9/11 attacks, arguing it would prevent a public trial and the pursuit of capital punishment; the deal was initially approved by the Department of Defense but later reversed, sparking div...
Biden Administration Appeals 9/11 Plea Deal
The Biden administration is appealing a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants accused in the 9/11 attacks, arguing it would prevent a public trial and the pursuit of capital punishment; the deal was initially approved by the Department of Defense but later reversed, sparking div...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Trump Jr.'s Greenland Visit Fuels Annexation Speculation
Donald Trump Jr.'s Greenland visit, ostensibly touristic, fueled speculation about his father's plans to annex the territory, intensifying existing tensions between Greenland's independence movement and US geopolitical interests in the Arctic.
Trump Jr.'s Greenland Visit Fuels Annexation Speculation
Donald Trump Jr.'s Greenland visit, ostensibly touristic, fueled speculation about his father's plans to annex the territory, intensifying existing tensions between Greenland's independence movement and US geopolitical interests in the Arctic.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Meta Eliminates Fact-Checking, Relaxes Hate Speech Policies
Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, eliminating its US fact-checking network and relaxing restrictions on hateful conduct, allowing previously prohibited content such as misgendering and allegations of mental illness based on sexual orientation; these changes, effecti...
Meta Eliminates Fact-Checking, Relaxes Hate Speech Policies
Meta announced sweeping changes to its content moderation policies, eliminating its US fact-checking network and relaxing restrictions on hateful conduct, allowing previously prohibited content such as misgendering and allegations of mental illness based on sexual orientation; these changes, effecti...
Progress
64% Bias Score
Trump's Controversial Statements and Anger Ahead of Presidency
Donald Trump, in a press conference, announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico, use military force to obtain the Panama Canal and Greenland, and claimed Iran-backed militants stormed the Capitol on January 6th; his anger stemmed from legal issues and a blocked DOJ report.
Trump's Controversial Statements and Anger Ahead of Presidency
Donald Trump, in a press conference, announced plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico, use military force to obtain the Panama Canal and Greenland, and claimed Iran-backed militants stormed the Capitol on January 6th; his anger stemmed from legal issues and a blocked DOJ report.
Progress
40% Bias Score
California Wildfire Forces Evacuations, Authorities Bulldoze Abandoned Cars
A fast-moving wildfire in California's Pacific Palisades has forced the evacuation of approximately 30,000 residents, with authorities bulldozing abandoned luxury cars to clear emergency routes; the fire has spread to over 1,200 acres, impacting schools and causing power outages for 27,000 homes.
California Wildfire Forces Evacuations, Authorities Bulldoze Abandoned Cars
A fast-moving wildfire in California's Pacific Palisades has forced the evacuation of approximately 30,000 residents, with authorities bulldozing abandoned luxury cars to clear emergency routes; the fire has spread to over 1,200 acres, impacting schools and causing power outages for 27,000 homes.
Progress
52% Bias Score
U.S. Accuses Sudan's RSF of Genocide, Imposes Sanctions
The United States formally accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of genocide on January 7th, 2024, citing systematic killings and rapes in Darfur, and imposed sanctions on RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo for his role in the atrocities; the ongoing civil war has caused tens of thousands of death...
U.S. Accuses Sudan's RSF of Genocide, Imposes Sanctions
The United States formally accused Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of genocide on January 7th, 2024, citing systematic killings and rapes in Darfur, and imposed sanctions on RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo for his role in the atrocities; the ongoing civil war has caused tens of thousands of death...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Eases Content Restrictions
Meta Platforms is ending its independent fact-checking program and easing content restrictions, replacing it with a community notes system starting in the U.S. over the next few months; this follows the recent U.S. elections and aligns with the incoming Trump administration's policies, potentially i...
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Eases Content Restrictions
Meta Platforms is ending its independent fact-checking program and easing content restrictions, replacing it with a community notes system starting in the U.S. over the next few months; this follows the recent U.S. elections and aligns with the incoming Trump administration's policies, potentially i...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Louisiana Redistricting Case Could Weaken Voting Rights
A federal appeals court is hearing a case challenging Louisiana's legislative maps, which a lower court ruled diluted Black voters' power, potentially setting a precedent impacting the Voting Rights Act's enforcement and minority representation nationwide.
Louisiana Redistricting Case Could Weaken Voting Rights
A federal appeals court is hearing a case challenging Louisiana's legislative maps, which a lower court ruled diluted Black voters' power, potentially setting a precedent impacting the Voting Rights Act's enforcement and minority representation nationwide.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Carter's Remains Arrive in D.C. for State Funeral Amidst Trump's Criticism
Former President Jimmy Carter's remains were transported from Atlanta to Washington D.C. on Tuesday for a three-day state funeral, beginning with a military procession and arrival at the Capitol rotunda, where he will lie in state before a state funeral on Thursday, featuring a eulogy by President B...
Carter's Remains Arrive in D.C. for State Funeral Amidst Trump's Criticism
Former President Jimmy Carter's remains were transported from Atlanta to Washington D.C. on Tuesday for a three-day state funeral, beginning with a military procession and arrival at the Capitol rotunda, where he will lie in state before a state funeral on Thursday, featuring a eulogy by President B...
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28% Bias Score
NASA Unveils Revised Mars Sample Return Plans
NASA proposed two new strategies for a Mars sample return mission, aiming to reduce costs to $5.5 billion–$7.7 billion and return samples by 2035–2039, using either a sky crane or commercial heavy-lift lander, addressing concerns of the previous plan's $11 billion cost and 2040 return date.
NASA Unveils Revised Mars Sample Return Plans
NASA proposed two new strategies for a Mars sample return mission, aiming to reduce costs to $5.5 billion–$7.7 billion and return samples by 2035–2039, using either a sky crane or commercial heavy-lift lander, addressing concerns of the previous plan's $11 billion cost and 2040 return date.
Progress
44% Bias Score