January 2025
February 2025
Meta Abandons Third-Party Fact-Checkers, Adopts X-Style Community Notes
Meta is ending its partnership with third-party fact-checking organizations and will instead implement a community-driven system similar to X's Community Notes, a change CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is intended to reduce censorship and increase freedom of expression across Facebook, Instagram, and Threa...
Meta Abandons Third-Party Fact-Checkers, Adopts X-Style Community Notes
Meta is ending its partnership with third-party fact-checking organizations and will instead implement a community-driven system similar to X's Community Notes, a change CEO Mark Zuckerberg says is intended to reduce censorship and increase freedom of expression across Facebook, Instagram, and Threa...
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48% Bias Score
Trump Considers National Emergency for Universal Tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to implement universal tariffs on all US imports using the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA), potentially impacting allies and adversaries and setting a precedent for future trade actions.
Trump Considers National Emergency for Universal Tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to implement universal tariffs on all US imports using the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA), potentially impacting allies and adversaries and setting a precedent for future trade actions.
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32% Bias Score
Netherlands Faces Persistent Medicine Shortages Affecting Millions
Over 4.5 million people in the Netherlands faced medicine shortages in 2024, with 193 life-saving drugs unavailable, including salbutamol inhalers, due to manufacturer production problems, logistical issues from Suez Canal disruptions, and insufficient market incentives.
Netherlands Faces Persistent Medicine Shortages Affecting Millions
Over 4.5 million people in the Netherlands faced medicine shortages in 2024, with 193 life-saving drugs unavailable, including salbutamol inhalers, due to manufacturer production problems, logistical issues from Suez Canal disruptions, and insufficient market incentives.
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44% Bias Score
JNF Land Grab Threatens 150 Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem
In April 2024, 150 Palestinian residents of Umm Tuba, East Jerusalem, discovered the Jewish National Fund (JNF) had registered their land as JNF property without their knowledge, jeopardizing their homes and potentially leading to evictions, despite possessing generational ownership documents and so...
JNF Land Grab Threatens 150 Palestinian Homes in East Jerusalem
In April 2024, 150 Palestinian residents of Umm Tuba, East Jerusalem, discovered the Jewish National Fund (JNF) had registered their land as JNF property without their knowledge, jeopardizing their homes and potentially leading to evictions, despite possessing generational ownership documents and so...
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60% Bias Score
Dutch PM's Apolitical Stance Threatens Democracy"
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof's apolitical approach, revealed in recent interviews, is causing parliamentary gridlock and fueling public discontent, potentially strengthening populist movements that reject compromise and threaten the stability of the Dutch democratic system.
Dutch PM's Apolitical Stance Threatens Democracy"
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof's apolitical approach, revealed in recent interviews, is causing parliamentary gridlock and fueling public discontent, potentially strengthening populist movements that reject compromise and threaten the stability of the Dutch democratic system.
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60% Bias Score
Ukraine's Contradictory New Year's Offensive
During the first days of the new year, Ukraine launched multiple unsuccessful counteroffensives near the Russian border, most notably in Kursk Oblast, while simultaneously losing the town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine's Contradictory New Year's Offensive
During the first days of the new year, Ukraine launched multiple unsuccessful counteroffensives near the Russian border, most notably in Kursk Oblast, while simultaneously losing the town of Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine.
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44% Bias Score
Bipartisan Support for Bondi's Attorney General Nomination Amidst Senatorial Reservations
Over 60 former Democratic and Republican attorneys general, along with more than 100 former Justice Department officials, support Pam Bondi's nomination as Attorney General, citing her extensive prosecutorial experience; however, Senator Durbin expressed reservations due to her past defense of Presi...
Bipartisan Support for Bondi's Attorney General Nomination Amidst Senatorial Reservations
Over 60 former Democratic and Republican attorneys general, along with more than 100 former Justice Department officials, support Pam Bondi's nomination as Attorney General, citing her extensive prosecutorial experience; however, Senator Durbin expressed reservations due to her past defense of Presi...
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44% Bias Score
Greek Domestic Violence Reporting System Fails Victims
A social psychologist in Greece accompanied a friend to report domestic abuse, witnessing firsthand the inadequate support and insensitive handling by police, revealing systemic issues within the Anti-Domestic Violence Department.
Greek Domestic Violence Reporting System Fails Victims
A social psychologist in Greece accompanied a friend to report domestic abuse, witnessing firsthand the inadequate support and insensitive handling by police, revealing systemic issues within the Anti-Domestic Violence Department.
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52% Bias Score
Zelensky Proposes Foreign Troop Deployment in Ukraine to Pressure Russia
During the 25th Ramstein meeting on January 9th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed deploying foreign troops in Ukraine to pressure Russia into peace negotiations, citing support from France and the UK and dismissing Russian threats as bluffs.
Zelensky Proposes Foreign Troop Deployment in Ukraine to Pressure Russia
During the 25th Ramstein meeting on January 9th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed deploying foreign troops in Ukraine to pressure Russia into peace negotiations, citing support from France and the UK and dismissing Russian threats as bluffs.
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60% Bias Score
Trump's First-Day Executive Orders: Immigration, Trade, and Environmental Impacts
Donald Trump plans to issue numerous executive orders on his first day in office, focusing on immigration (mass deportations, ending birthright citizenship), trade (increased tariffs on imports), and environmental policy (withdrawing from the Paris Agreement), potentially facing legal challenges and...
Trump's First-Day Executive Orders: Immigration, Trade, and Environmental Impacts
Donald Trump plans to issue numerous executive orders on his first day in office, focusing on immigration (mass deportations, ending birthright citizenship), trade (increased tariffs on imports), and environmental policy (withdrawing from the Paris Agreement), potentially facing legal challenges and...
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40% Bias Score
EU Vows to Replace US Support for Ukraine if Needed
EU foreign policy chief Kaya Kallas stated on January 9th, in Ramstein, Germany, that European countries would step up support for Ukraine if US aid decreases under the incoming Trump administration, citing concerns over Trump's past statements about ending the war quickly and prioritizing less aid ...
EU Vows to Replace US Support for Ukraine if Needed
EU foreign policy chief Kaya Kallas stated on January 9th, in Ramstein, Germany, that European countries would step up support for Ukraine if US aid decreases under the incoming Trump administration, citing concerns over Trump's past statements about ending the war quickly and prioritizing less aid ...
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56% Bias Score
Google Donates $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund
Google joined other tech giants in donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's record-breaking $170 million inauguration fund, aiming to improve relations with the incoming administration despite past criticisms.
Google Donates $1 Million to Trump's Inaugural Fund
Google joined other tech giants in donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's record-breaking $170 million inauguration fund, aiming to improve relations with the incoming administration despite past criticisms.
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44% Bias Score