Murdoch's Retreat: Legal Settlements and Shifting Media Landscape Diminish Empire's Power
Rupert Murdoch is stepping back from his media empire, facing significant financial consequences from legal settlements related to phone hacking and election fraud allegations, while the changing media landscape diminishes his political influence.
Murdoch's Retreat: Legal Settlements and Shifting Media Landscape Diminish Empire's Power
Rupert Murdoch is stepping back from his media empire, facing significant financial consequences from legal settlements related to phone hacking and election fraud allegations, while the changing media landscape diminishes his political influence.
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48% Bias Score
Musk's Influence on Trump Administration's Federal Restructuring
Elon Musk's allies are now in top positions within the federal government, leading to a plan to massively downsize the federal workforce through mass resignations and potential firings, raising concerns about conflicts of interest, transparency, and the long-term effects on government services.
Musk's Influence on Trump Administration's Federal Restructuring
Elon Musk's allies are now in top positions within the federal government, leading to a plan to massively downsize the federal workforce through mass resignations and potential firings, raising concerns about conflicts of interest, transparency, and the long-term effects on government services.
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52% Bias Score
Musk Associates Cut Access to Millions of Federal Employees' Data
Elon Musk's associates, managing US government personnel, have reportedly blocked access to sensitive data systems containing information on millions of federal employees, raising significant cybersecurity concerns, according to two anonymous OPM officials.
Musk Associates Cut Access to Millions of Federal Employees' Data
Elon Musk's associates, managing US government personnel, have reportedly blocked access to sensitive data systems containing information on millions of federal employees, raising significant cybersecurity concerns, according to two anonymous OPM officials.
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40% Bias Score
Trump Team's Scrutiny of Treasury's Payment System Leads to Top Official's Resignation
Days before Trump's inauguration, his transition team, including members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, aggressively questioned Treasury officials about the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS), which handles nearly 90% of federal payments ($5 trillion annually), leading to the un...
Trump Team's Scrutiny of Treasury's Payment System Leads to Top Official's Resignation
Days before Trump's inauguration, his transition team, including members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, aggressively questioned Treasury officials about the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS), which handles nearly 90% of federal payments ($5 trillion annually), leading to the un...
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60% Bias Score
EPA Issues Mass Termination Notices to Probationary Employees
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified over 1,100 probationary employees of immediate termination this week, citing 5 CFR § 315.804, mirroring a similar approach used by Elon Musk at Twitter and following a 'deferred resignation' offer from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
EPA Issues Mass Termination Notices to Probationary Employees
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified over 1,100 probationary employees of immediate termination this week, citing 5 CFR § 315.804, mirroring a similar approach used by Elon Musk at Twitter and following a 'deferred resignation' offer from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
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56% Bias Score
Tesla's Stock Rises Despite Disappointing Earnings and Declining Sales
Tesla reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, with declining sales and profits in 2024, despite a stock price increase driven by investor confidence in Elon Musk's future plans, which are viewed as disconnected from the company's present financial performance.
Tesla's Stock Rises Despite Disappointing Earnings and Declining Sales
Tesla reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, with declining sales and profits in 2024, despite a stock price increase driven by investor confidence in Elon Musk's future plans, which are viewed as disconnected from the company's present financial performance.
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48% Bias Score
Elon Musk Backs Mars Mission to Investigate Mysterious Square Structure
Elon Musk supports a Mars mission to investigate a 235-meter square structure on Mars, resembling the Great Pyramid, found in a NASA Mars Orbiter Camera image, sparking debate between scientific investigation and conspiracy theories.
Elon Musk Backs Mars Mission to Investigate Mysterious Square Structure
Elon Musk supports a Mars mission to investigate a 235-meter square structure on Mars, resembling the Great Pyramid, found in a NASA Mars Orbiter Camera image, sparking debate between scientific investigation and conspiracy theories.
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52% Bias Score
Musk's $290 Million Election Spend Secures Administration Post
Elon Musk contributed over $290 million to the 2024 election, mainly supporting Donald Trump and Republicans, securing him a position in the new Trump administration's "Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)", while also funding voter registration drives through America PAC, raising concerns abo...
Musk's $290 Million Election Spend Secures Administration Post
Elon Musk contributed over $290 million to the 2024 election, mainly supporting Donald Trump and Republicans, securing him a position in the new Trump administration's "Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)", while also funding voter registration drives through America PAC, raising concerns abo...
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48% Bias Score
Musk Aides Lock Out Civil Servants From OPM Data Systems
Aides to Elon Musk, tasked by President Trump with downsizing the federal workforce, have locked career civil servants out of OPM computer systems containing sensitive personal data of millions of federal employees, raising cybersecurity concerns and sparking accusations of a hostile takeover.
Musk Aides Lock Out Civil Servants From OPM Data Systems
Aides to Elon Musk, tasked by President Trump with downsizing the federal workforce, have locked career civil servants out of OPM computer systems containing sensitive personal data of millions of federal employees, raising cybersecurity concerns and sparking accusations of a hostile takeover.
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52% Bias Score
Neo-Nazis Thrive on X Amidst Relaxed Moderation
Australia's federal opposition and online safety regulators warn of a surge in neo-Nazi activity on X following Elon Musk's decision to weaken content moderation; prominent figures like Thomas Sewell, Joel Davis, and Blair Cottrell have gained hundreds of thousands of views spreading hateful rhetori...
Neo-Nazis Thrive on X Amidst Relaxed Moderation
Australia's federal opposition and online safety regulators warn of a surge in neo-Nazi activity on X following Elon Musk's decision to weaken content moderation; prominent figures like Thomas Sewell, Joel Davis, and Blair Cottrell have gained hundreds of thousands of views spreading hateful rhetori...
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44% Bias Score
Germany Rejects Restrictive Immigration Bill, Averts Far-Right Coalition
Germany's parliament rejected a restrictive immigration bill in late January 2025, preventing a coalition with the far-right AfD; Angela Merkel intervened, highlighting the tension between managing migration and upholding democratic principles amid rising support for nationalist parties globally.
Germany Rejects Restrictive Immigration Bill, Averts Far-Right Coalition
Germany's parliament rejected a restrictive immigration bill in late January 2025, preventing a coalition with the far-right AfD; Angela Merkel intervened, highlighting the tension between managing migration and upholding democratic principles amid rising support for nationalist parties globally.
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68% Bias Score
Bitcoin's \$100,000 Surge Sparks Fears of Market Collapse
Bitcoin's price exceeded \$100,000 following Trump's election, prompting Elliott Management to warn of an "inevitable collapse" due to Trump's crypto support and investor speculation, potentially threatening the U.S. dollar's dominance.
Bitcoin's \$100,000 Surge Sparks Fears of Market Collapse
Bitcoin's price exceeded \$100,000 following Trump's election, prompting Elliott Management to warn of an "inevitable collapse" due to Trump's crypto support and investor speculation, potentially threatening the U.S. dollar's dominance.
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76% Bias Score