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New York Court Signals Support for Social Media Reporting Law New York’s highest court indicated that it would uphold a 2022 law requiring social media platforms to provide…
Read more Media News Daily: Top Stories for 06/26/2026President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damaging the new blue lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is now peeling, as well as for algae…
Read more Trump’s Unsupported Claims About Reflection Pool Vandalism – FactCheck.orgSocial media users claimed that a Trump-appointed official said one reason the United States is interested in acquiring Greenland is to obtain access to its seafood resources in…
Read more Did US official say America wants to acquire Greenland to restore endless shrimp at Red Lobster?In his bid to be Florida’s next governor, Democrat David Jolly is singling out the state’s healthcare system as leading most of the country in unnecessary and expensive…
Read more Is FL 49th in avoidable hospital costs, as David Jolly said?President Donald Trump signed a preliminary agreement to end the war with Iran on June 17. The 14-point memorandum of understanding outlines the conditions under which the U.S.…
Read more How Trump’s Preliminary Deal with Iran Compares with His Rhetoric – FactCheck.orgTrump Threatens ABC Lawsuit Over Reflecting Pool Coverage President Trump announced plans to sue ABC News over its reporting on alleged vandalism at the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial…
Read more Media News Daily: Top Stories for 06/23/2026What the research found Social media posts are partly based on real research. In 2019 and 2020, JAMA published studies that tested whether certain chemical sunscreen ingredients could…
Read more Does sunscreen enter your bloodstream and weaken cancer defenses? Claim distorts studiesReport Details Israeli Requests for Meta Content Removals Internal Meta records reviewed by The Intercept indicate that Israel’s government submitted requests to remove Facebook and Instagram content related…
Read more Media News Daily: Top Stories for 06/19/2026An ad by Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, revealed information about President Donald Trump and the Epstein files. The ad said…
Read more Did Mike Collins “admit” Trump was in Epstein files?Bacskai, Owen, and Daniel I. Weiner. “How Weak Federal Ethics Laws Enable Presidential Profiteering | Brennan Center for Justice.” Brennan Center, 31 Mar. 2026, https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-weak-federal-ethics-laws-enable-presidential-profiteering. Christopher, Chip. USOGE…
Read more Did Trump fire ethics watchdog overseeing executive branch?President Donald Trump has touted more than $500 billion in prescription drug savings over 10 years from his policies. But the savings are largely aspirational, and not based…
Read more The Shaky Assumptions Behind Trump’s Over $500 Billion in Projected Drug Savings – FactCheck.orgElon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire June 12, his net worth rocketing to $1.2 trillion when his space exploration firm SpaceX became publicly traded, valued at more…
Read more Elon Musk’s Social Security taxes are capped by tax rulesThe claim that U.S. President Donald Trump fell asleep during a UFC fight on the White House South Lawn on June 14, 2026, remains under investigation. Snopes was…
Read more Did Trump fall asleep during UFC fight at White House? We examined footagePresident Donald Trump has repeatedly said that his administration has “cut” by 97% “the flow” of illegal drugs entering the U.S. “by water, by ocean and sea.” But…
Read more Trump Makes Unsupported Claims About Drug Flows – FactCheck.orgA country in a sour mood. Inflation and gasoline prices soaring. A culture war raging. A president with sagging approval ratings. America at 250? Actually, America at 200…
Read more America’s 250th anniversary compared with its 200thGoogle Appeals Ruling Over AI Overview Liability Google plans to appeal a German court ruling that found the company legally responsible for defamatory statements generated by its AI…
Read more Media News Daily: Top Stories for 06/14/2026Claim: Tens of thousands of mail-in ballots cast for Republican Spencer Pratt in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral primary were rejected for “signature irregularities.” Rating: Context According to…
Read more ‘Tens of thousands’ of mail-in ballots for Spencer Pratt weren’t rejected in LA. Here’s the proofPresident Donald Trump waded into the contentious “right to repair” your own auto debate, but he recounted a wildly inaccurate anecdote to bolster his support for consumers. According…
Read more Trump’s Inaccurate Anecdote on ‘Right to Repair’ Cars – FactCheck.orgA North Carolina lawmaker’s effort to amend the state’s constitution to define life as beginning at fertilization generated backlash on social media and at the Legislature. Jen Hamilton,…
Read more Could NC bill allow ‘murder’ of birth control users?The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool began filling with water on June 4 following maintenance work that President Donald Trump called a “big project.” In late May, Trump claimed…
Read more Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool – FactCheck.org
