February 2025
March 2025
Johnson: Trump's Ukraine Remarks Aim to Shock, Not to be Accurate
Boris Johnson argues that Donald Trump's statement accusing Ukraine's President Zelenskyy of starting the war is intended to shock Europeans into action, citing historical inaccuracies and suggesting a need for a stronger European response to the conflict in Ukraine.
Johnson: Trump's Ukraine Remarks Aim to Shock, Not to be Accurate
Boris Johnson argues that Donald Trump's statement accusing Ukraine's President Zelenskyy of starting the war is intended to shock Europeans into action, citing historical inaccuracies and suggesting a need for a stronger European response to the conflict in Ukraine.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Trump's IRS Overhaul: Budget Cuts and Staffing Reductions Spark Taxpayer Uncertainty
President Trump's proposed cuts to the IRS budget and staff threaten to slow tax return processing and reduce audits of wealthy individuals, creating uncertainty for taxpayers and potentially impacting tax revenue.
Trump's IRS Overhaul: Budget Cuts and Staffing Reductions Spark Taxpayer Uncertainty
President Trump's proposed cuts to the IRS budget and staff threaten to slow tax return processing and reduce audits of wealthy individuals, creating uncertainty for taxpayers and potentially impacting tax revenue.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Iran Publicly Backs Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah on February 18, 2025, publicly affirming Iran's support for PIJ's resistance against Israel, highlighting their strengthened alliance and potential for future conflict.
Iran Publicly Backs Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah on February 18, 2025, publicly affirming Iran's support for PIJ's resistance against Israel, highlighting their strengthened alliance and potential for future conflict.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Trump Threatens Steep Semiconductor Tariffs, Potentially Reshaping Global Chip Production
President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on semiconductors, potentially increasing to 100% within a year, to boost domestic production, impacting global supply chains and potentially prompting deals like a possible TSMC takeover of Intel's chip factories; exemptions are being considered for Australia.
Trump Threatens Steep Semiconductor Tariffs, Potentially Reshaping Global Chip Production
President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on semiconductors, potentially increasing to 100% within a year, to boost domestic production, impacting global supply chains and potentially prompting deals like a possible TSMC takeover of Intel's chip factories; exemptions are being considered for Australia.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Meta Announces World's Longest Undersea Cable, Project Waterworth
Meta announced Project Waterworth, a 50,000+ kilometer undersea cable connecting the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other regions by the end of the decade to improve internet access and economic cooperation; the multibillion-dollar project highlights the growing importance of undersea cables f...
Meta Announces World's Longest Undersea Cable, Project Waterworth
Meta announced Project Waterworth, a 50,000+ kilometer undersea cable connecting the US, India, Brazil, South Africa, and other regions by the end of the decade to improve internet access and economic cooperation; the multibillion-dollar project highlights the growing importance of undersea cables f...
Progress
24% Bias Score
Lavrov Praises Trump's View on Ukraine War Origins; Zelensky Accuses Him of Disinformation
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov lauded Donald Trump for stating that previous US support for Ukraine's NATO bid was a major cause of the war in Ukraine, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Trump of being trapped in a disinformation bubble.
Lavrov Praises Trump's View on Ukraine War Origins; Zelensky Accuses Him of Disinformation
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov lauded Donald Trump for stating that previous US support for Ukraine's NATO bid was a major cause of the war in Ukraine, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Trump of being trapped in a disinformation bubble.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump Executive Order Targets Cartels, Turkey's Tech Offers Solution to Fuel Smuggling
President Trump's executive order designates cartels as terrorist organizations to combat their expansion into fuel smuggling, generating billions in losses, while Turkey's digital fuel tracking system offers a technological solution.
Trump Executive Order Targets Cartels, Turkey's Tech Offers Solution to Fuel Smuggling
President Trump's executive order designates cartels as terrorist organizations to combat their expansion into fuel smuggling, generating billions in losses, while Turkey's digital fuel tracking system offers a technological solution.
Progress
36% Bias Score
European Peacekeeping Mission in Ukraine Faces Steep Challenges
Intensified diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine have prompted discussions among European nations about deploying a peacekeeping force, despite challenges regarding military capabilities, political will, and the mission's potential effectiveness.
European Peacekeeping Mission in Ukraine Faces Steep Challenges
Intensified diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine have prompted discussions among European nations about deploying a peacekeeping force, despite challenges regarding military capabilities, political will, and the mission's potential effectiveness.
Progress
48% Bias Score
Qatari Emir Visits Tehran Amidst Regional Geopolitical Shifts
The Emir of Qatar visited Tehran on Wednesday to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials, aiming to deepen bilateral relations amidst a complex regional context involving US policy shifts, the Ukraine war, and Qatar's mediating role in the Gaza ceasefire.
Qatari Emir Visits Tehran Amidst Regional Geopolitical Shifts
The Emir of Qatar visited Tehran on Wednesday to meet with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and other officials, aiming to deepen bilateral relations amidst a complex regional context involving US policy shifts, the Ukraine war, and Qatar's mediating role in the Gaza ceasefire.
Progress
32% Bias Score
Google Integrates AI into Workspace, Reducing Costs and Boosting Productivity
Google integrated AI capabilities, including Gemini Advanced and NotebookLM Plus, into its Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, removing the need for separate AI add-ons and lowering the cost to $14 per user per month from $32, aiming to boost adoption and enhance productivity.
Google Integrates AI into Workspace, Reducing Costs and Boosting Productivity
Google integrated AI capabilities, including Gemini Advanced and NotebookLM Plus, into its Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, removing the need for separate AI add-ons and lowering the cost to $14 per user per month from $32, aiming to boost adoption and enhance productivity.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Kariv's Committee to Challenge Israeli Government Policies on Aliyah and Religious Pluralism
Knesset Aliyah and Absorption Committee chairman MK Gilad Kariv announced that his committee will focus on supporting non-Orthodox Jewish communities, investigating potential biases in Aliyah programs, and addressing high emigration rates from Israel.
Kariv's Committee to Challenge Israeli Government Policies on Aliyah and Religious Pluralism
Knesset Aliyah and Absorption Committee chairman MK Gilad Kariv announced that his committee will focus on supporting non-Orthodox Jewish communities, investigating potential biases in Aliyah programs, and addressing high emigration rates from Israel.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Syrian Jewish Family's Return to Damascus Marks Fragile Hope Amidst Uncertainty
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry returned to Damascus, Syria, to read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue, highlighting a fragile hope for Syria's Jewish community amid ongoing concerns about religious tolerance and the preservation of heritage sites following...
Syrian Jewish Family's Return to Damascus Marks Fragile Hope Amidst Uncertainty
For the first time in three decades, Rabbi Joseph Hamra and his son Henry returned to Damascus, Syria, to read from a Torah scroll in a synagogue, highlighting a fragile hope for Syria's Jewish community amid ongoing concerns about religious tolerance and the preservation of heritage sites following...
Progress
36% Bias Score