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Story behind the "lost" dogs in China turns out to be fake
NBC News· 2026-04-02 14:14
A tale of seven dogs on the run in northern China last week lit up the internet. And why not. With so much bad news out there, videos of the dogs fleeing captivity and wandering like a band of brothers.It was just the sort of heartwarming thing that people crave these days. Except the story turned out to be fake. The dogs are real with real life owners, but the circumstances around how and why they went viral are, well, real life complicated.It started with a video taken by someone who saw the dogs, includi ...
FCC’s Carr Threatens TV Broadcast Licenses Over News Coverage
MINT· 2026-03-14 20:22
Group 1 - FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has threatened broadcasters with license cancellation if they do not correct their news coverage, particularly regarding "fake news" [1] - Carr's warning follows President Trump's complaints about media coverage of US-Israeli strikes on Iran, indicating a political influence on FCC actions [1] - The FCC does not directly license national networks but holds local stations accountable for compliance with its rules [3] Group 2 - Revoking licenses for content deemed unfavorable by the administration would represent an unprecedented expansion of the FCC's powers, with previous attempts facing legal challenges [4] - Following Carr's remarks, major media groups like Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Inc. removed ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! from their stations but later restored it [4] - The FCC has initiated investigations into specific shows, such as ABC's The View, indicating a focus on compliance with federal fairness rules [5]
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Mike Benz· 2026-02-04 20:44
France cites an American censorship lab secretly funded by Jeffrey Epstein to justify the French government's censorship assault. https://t.co/K42aPLStxmFrance Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 (@francediplo_EN):🔹Fake news receives 70% more retweets than the facts. When algorithms prioritize user engagement over reliability, disinformation becomes systemic. Regulating platforms means protecting information.(source: MIT Media Lab) https://t.co/gHaKo9yd9m ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-01-26 02:43
RT Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler)Alex Pretti impeded traffic.Alex Pretti ignored law enforcement commands to back up, and shortly thereafter put his hands on law enforcement, reinitiating physical contact.Alex Pretti violently resisted arrest.Alex Pretti was NOT lawfully carrying a firearm because he did not have ID on him.Alex Pretti reached for his holster during his violent resistance, signaling to law enforcement he was a threat to their lives.Those are the facts.Don’t fall for fake news. ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-23 11:00
In an age of polarisation and fake news, many children struggle to make sense of their world. The @Econ_Foundation helps them acquire the skills to do so calmly and rationally https://t.co/eV1GzrbuPx ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-20 10:00
In an age of polarisation and fake news, many children struggle to make sense of their world. The @Econ_Foundation helps them acquire the skills to do so calmly and rationally https://t.co/OiUHcr8PHB ...
White House addressed a question about Trump's 'quiet piggy' remark to a reporter
NBC News· 2025-11-20 22:02
What did the president mean when he called reporter Piggy. >> Uh, look, the president is very frank and honest with everyone in this room. You've all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves.And I think it's one of the many reasons that the American people reelected this president because of his frankness. And he calls out fake news when he sees it. He gets frustrated with reporters when you lie about him, when you spread fake news about him and his administration.But he also is the most trans ...
La veritat no existeix | Iu Forn Piquer | TEDxManresa
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-18 16:51
Media Landscape & Truth Decay - Amplification of falsehoods in media due to clicks, money, and populism [1] - Erosion of objective truth and the dominance of loudest voices [1] - Potential weakening of democracy due to the spread of misinformation, drawing parallels to the 1920s-30s [1] Iu Forn's Background - Extensive experience in radio as editor, scriptwriter, coordinator, and director [1] - Background in press as a political reporter and columnist [1] - Experience as scriptwriter, director, and presenter for various television programs [1] - Author of eight books, including "Judici a la Justícia" [1] - Served as a board member of the Catalan Association of Journalists in 2006 and 2007 [1] - Taught Business Administration at FUB in Manresa for three academic years [1] - Director of the Catalan News Agency since April 2022 [1]
BBC Chiefs Quit After Report Criticizes Editing of Trump Speech
Bloomberg Television· 2025-11-10 19:05
The head of the UK's national broadcaster, the BBC, and the boss of BBC News, have quit in a dispute over editing that stretched all the way to the White House. At the center of the Fiori was a documentary by the BBC which featured remarks by Donald Trump. It spliced together sections of the US president's speech on January the 6th, 2021, the day of the capital riots.The edit made Trump appear to say that his supporters should walk down to the capital and fight like hell. In fact, he said they should cheer ...