Break The Fake

13/07/2025

In the wake of central Texas flash floods that killed more than 100 people, social media users shared video of crowds running from a wave cresting over a railing, shaky phone footage of a torrent of water bursting through an office window and a clip of dozens of floating cars being swept through a city street.

But the viral video compilations did not really show the July 4 flash flooding. Here's how to spot fake videos after natural disasters: https://buff.ly/bhV5iNR

13/07/2025

🤔 It's easy to say "that's biased" about a news story you don't like, but how can different types of bias show up in coverage?

And what are ways to think clearly about this nuanced topic? Our infographic breaks it all down 👇🏾

🔗 Download: https://bit.ly/NewsMediaBias

13/07/2025

08/07/2025

Worth reading or listening to if we want to address the root causes of problems facing our country and world. No way to fix these problems if we are not able to address these underlying information issues. It doesn't matter which party you support, we should all want to be accurately and well informed. Things can't be fixed if based on false assumptions or "information".

Just a few decades ago most people used — and trusted — the same news sources. Now, Americans are siloed in separate ecosystems, consuming conflicting depictions of reality. Misinformation runs rampant. Conspiracy theories flourish. And extremism grows. Today on The Sunday Story from Up First, r...

03/07/2025

03/07/2025

In this quiz, you can guess whether these videos were made by A.I.

03/07/2025

As the Republican budget bill, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, nears the July 4 deadline set by the White House, lawmakers have been ramping up the rhetoric. We referee the claims from both sides.

30/06/2025

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30/06/2025

25/06/2025

President Donald Trump became the latest in a decades-long pattern of presidents not waiting for Congress to weigh in on war plans when he approved June 21 U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear…