Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Faces Continued Legal Challenges
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of Facebook's third-party fact-checking program and relaxed content restrictions, citing excessive bias and censorship; this decision, praised by President-elect Trump, is unlikely to resolve Meta's ongoing legal battles, including a potential multibillion-...
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Faces Continued Legal Challenges
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of Facebook's third-party fact-checking program and relaxed content restrictions, citing excessive bias and censorship; this decision, praised by President-elect Trump, is unlikely to resolve Meta's ongoing legal battles, including a potential multibillion-...
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56% Bias Score
Trump to Meet with Senate Republicans on Budget Reconciliation Bill
President-elect Trump will meet with Senate Republicans on Wednesday evening to discuss a potential budget reconciliation bill aimed at addressing border security, taxes, and the potential reinstatement of Trump-era tax cuts, bypassing the Senate filibuster.
Trump to Meet with Senate Republicans on Budget Reconciliation Bill
President-elect Trump will meet with Senate Republicans on Wednesday evening to discuss a potential budget reconciliation bill aimed at addressing border security, taxes, and the potential reinstatement of Trump-era tax cuts, bypassing the Senate filibuster.
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64% Bias Score
Carter's Complex Foreign Policy Legacy: Achievements and Controversies
Jimmy Carter's foreign policy legacy is a complex mix of successes such as the Camp David Accords and the normalization of US-China relations, and controversies stemming from unauthorized negotiations and post-presidency interventions that sometimes clashed with official US policy.
Carter's Complex Foreign Policy Legacy: Achievements and Controversies
Jimmy Carter's foreign policy legacy is a complex mix of successes such as the Camp David Accords and the normalization of US-China relations, and controversies stemming from unauthorized negotiations and post-presidency interventions that sometimes clashed with official US policy.
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40% Bias Score
SAVE Act Reintroduced Amidst Concerns Over Noncitizen Voting
Republican lawmakers reintroduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, requiring states to verify citizenship for voter registration and remove noncitizens from voter rolls; the bill passed the House last year with bipartisan support but stalled in the Senate, and now has increased R...
SAVE Act Reintroduced Amidst Concerns Over Noncitizen Voting
Republican lawmakers reintroduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, requiring states to verify citizenship for voter registration and remove noncitizens from voter rolls; the bill passed the House last year with bipartisan support but stalled in the Senate, and now has increased R...
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56% Bias Score
Carter Lies in State at U.S. Capitol
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at age 100, lay in state at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, following ceremonies at Joint Base Andrews and the Navy Memorial; his state funeral will be held Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral.
Carter Lies in State at U.S. Capitol
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29 at age 100, lay in state at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, following ceremonies at Joint Base Andrews and the Navy Memorial; his state funeral will be held Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral.
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36% Bias Score
Meta Eliminates Fact-Checkers, Shifting to Community Moderation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the elimination of third-party fact-checkers on the platform, citing excessive censorship and mistakes, and replacing them with community notes; this decision is viewed by some as an attempt to appease President-elect Trump and improve relations after past conflict...
Meta Eliminates Fact-Checkers, Shifting to Community Moderation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the elimination of third-party fact-checkers on the platform, citing excessive censorship and mistakes, and replacing them with community notes; this decision is viewed by some as an attempt to appease President-elect Trump and improve relations after past conflict...
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64% Bias Score
Trump Sentencing Delayed, Laken Riley Act Passes, Trump Threatens Foreign Shipbuilding
A New York judge denied Donald Trump's motion to delay his criminal sentencing; the House passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support; and Trump threatened to use foreign allies for military shipbuilding if US production is insufficient.
Trump Sentencing Delayed, Laken Riley Act Passes, Trump Threatens Foreign Shipbuilding
A New York judge denied Donald Trump's motion to delay his criminal sentencing; the House passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support; and Trump threatened to use foreign allies for military shipbuilding if US production is insufficient.
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52% Bias Score
Trudeau Rejects Trump's Proposal for Canada to Become 51st U.S. State
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau firmly rejected President-elect Trump's proposal for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state, stating there is "not a snowball's chance in hell" it would happen, while Trump's proposal was made via social media and news conferences, Trudeau's response was made on ...
Trudeau Rejects Trump's Proposal for Canada to Become 51st U.S. State
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau firmly rejected President-elect Trump's proposal for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state, stating there is "not a snowball's chance in hell" it would happen, while Trump's proposal was made via social media and news conferences, Trudeau's response was made on ...
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64% Bias Score
Viking Graves Unearth Treasures, Revealing Trade and Raiding Practices
Metal detectorists in Fitjar, Norway, uncovered two Viking women's graves (800-850 A.D.) containing jewelry, coins, tools, and a repurposed book clasp possibly looted from a British monastery, revealing insights into Viking trade, raiding, and social structures.
Viking Graves Unearth Treasures, Revealing Trade and Raiding Practices
Metal detectorists in Fitjar, Norway, uncovered two Viking women's graves (800-850 A.D.) containing jewelry, coins, tools, and a repurposed book clasp possibly looted from a British monastery, revealing insights into Viking trade, raiding, and social structures.
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32% Bias Score
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Prioritizes Free Speech on Facebook
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the termination of Facebook's third-party fact-checking program, replacing it with a community-based system akin to X, following years of political pressure and criticism concerning content moderation and alleged censorship.
Meta Ends Fact-Checking, Prioritizes Free Speech on Facebook
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the termination of Facebook's third-party fact-checking program, replacing it with a community-based system akin to X, following years of political pressure and criticism concerning content moderation and alleged censorship.
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64% Bias Score
Washington State's Drug Policy Leads to 114% Rise in Child Overdose Deaths
A 2021 Washington state law preventing child removal from homes with drug-addicted parents unless imminent danger exists has led to a 114% increase in child overdose deaths or near-deaths in four years, reaching 70 in 2023, prompting criticism and calls for policy changes.
Washington State's Drug Policy Leads to 114% Rise in Child Overdose Deaths
A 2021 Washington state law preventing child removal from homes with drug-addicted parents unless imminent danger exists has led to a 114% increase in child overdose deaths or near-deaths in four years, reaching 70 in 2023, prompting criticism and calls for policy changes.
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80% Bias Score
Trudeau Resigns as Canadian Prime Minister Amidst Party Pressure
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, citing internal party pressures related to economic and immigration policies following several controversies, including his use of blackface and handling of the "Freedom Convoy" protests.
Trudeau Resigns as Canadian Prime Minister Amidst Party Pressure
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, citing internal party pressures related to economic and immigration policies following several controversies, including his use of blackface and handling of the "Freedom Convoy" protests.
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56% Bias Score