In a big change, Meta is saying goodbye to fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram. Instead, they're bringing in something called community notes. These are like labels that users can add to posts, pointing out if something might be wrong. This shift comes as Meta's top bosses seem to be moving more to the right. They're also changing how they use automated systems t...
Last month, the University of Michigan ditched diversity statements in hiring and promotions, marking a notable shift from its past stance on campus free speech. This decision comes after years of criticism for restricting open inquiry. Prominent institutions like Michigan are starting to embrace neutrality on political issues not directly related to university funct...
Education secretaries often face scrutiny, but the treatment they receive can be very different based on their political affiliation. Take Linda McMahon, Trump's pick for the job. She's been bashed by teachers unions and major news outlets like The Washington Post and The New York Times, labeled a "Trump loyalist. " Yet, she's not a one-sided supporter. She's critici...
A FEMA employee's remark hinted that homes with Trump signs might be skipped during Florida hurricane relief. This sparked a House investigation, demanding answers from FEMA chief Deanne Criswell. Despite the worker's dismissal, Florida's governor, Ron DeSantis, believes this isn't an isolated incident. He's launched his own investigation. FEMA has lent a hand to ov...
Imagine this: You’ve just experienced a hurricane, and your home is damaged. You’re hoping for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). But, if you have a Trump sign or flag outside, you might be out of luck. A FEMA supervisor in Florida told disaster relief workers to avoid homes with pro-Trump signs. This order came just after critics blasted the ...
Every day, the media pumps out tons of text. To get an unbiased view, we need to understand the political slant behind the words. A new study introduces a simple statistical method to predict political leanings from text. Researchers used standard features from political speeches and manifestos to train their model. The results? The model can predict political bias b...
Politicians and media outlets produce tons of text every day. To get a fair view of news, we need to understand the political leanings of these texts. This study introduces a clever way to estimate political bias using simple statistics. Researchers looked at speeches and party manifestos to predict biases in politics and views. The results were promising—they could ...
Imagine tuning into a Formula 1 race on your local ABC station and suddenly seeing results for a key swing state's election before the race even finishes. That's what happened on Sunday when WNEP-TV in Pennsylvania aired a ticker showing Vice President Kamala Harris handily winning over Donald Trump. Oops! Turns out, the station mixed up test results with real ones. ...
You might have heard that crime is dropping, but don't be fooled. The real story is different. When the FBI reported a decrease in violent crime in 2022, they left out crucial data from big cities like Los Angeles and New York. Later, they quietly updated the numbers, showing a 4. 5% increase. The same thing happened in 2024. The FBI said violent crime fell by 15%, b...
Something fishy happened with Kamala Harris's interviews on "60 Minutes" and "Face the Nation." Viewers noticed two different versions of her answer to the same question. That's not cool, and it's got people talking about CBS's fairness. CBS says they edited for time and clarity, but others think it was to make Harris look better. This isn't the first time CBS has be...