Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Today's Recap: 7 Left, 8 Center-Left, 57 Center, 1 Center-Right, 2 Right.
ABC News | AP | Al Jeezra | Atlantic | BBC World News | Bloomberg | CBS News | CNBC | CNN | Financial Times | Fox News | HuffPost | MSNBC | NBC News | NPR | NY Post | NY Times | New Yorker | Newsmax | Newsweek | PBS NewsHour | Politico | RealClearPolitics | TIME | The Guardian | The Hill | UPI | WAPO | WSJ | Washington Examiner
ABC News
Article Title: Supporters of Bangladesh's ex-premier Khaleda Zia rally to call for a general election
Summary: Tens of thousands of students and youths from a leading Bangladeshi political party have rallied in the capital, Dhaka, calling for a general election in December as discontent grows with the interim government appointed after the ouster of former prim...
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article correctly reports that supporters of Bangladesh's former premier have called for a general election.
Article Title: 4 women die when boat carrying migrants capsizes in sight of Spain's Canary Islands
Summary: Spanish emergency services say four women have died when a small boat carrying migrants capsized while arriving to port at one of Spain’s Canary Islands
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The news is accurate; four women died after a migrant boat capsized near the Canary Islands, as verified by Spanish emergency services.
Article Title: German court rules against Peruvian farmer in landmark climate lawsuit
Summary: A German court ruled has against a Peruvian farmer in a landmark climate lawsuit where he claimed that global warming fueled by energy company RWE’s historical greenhouse gas emissions put his home at risk
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports a German court ruling against a Peruvian farmer, who sued RWE over climate-change related harms.
AP
Article Title: 4 Liverpool fans seriously hurt when car plowed into a crowd. The suspect acted alone, police say
Summary: British police are holding a 53-year-old man over a collision that turned a joyous soccer celebration in Liverpool to tragedy and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals. The city's mayor says four people are in very serious condition. Police said they a…
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article provides a factual report detailing an incident where a suspect drove into a crowd of soccer fans in Liverpool. Additional sources would be needed to confirm the information stated, such as official police reports or statements.
Article Title: Hong Kong's baby pandas finally get names. Meet Jia Jia and De De
Summary: Hong Kong’s first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De on Tuesday. The names for the cubs affectionately known as “Elder Sister” and “Little Brother” have been announced in a ceremony at Ocean Park. The theme p…
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports the naming of two baby pandas in Hong Kong.
Article Title: King Charles to outline Mark Carney's priorities in Canada's Parliament amid Trump annexation threat
Summary: King Charles III will outline new Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government priorities in a speech in Parliament in what’s viewed as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump’s repeated suggestion that the U.S. an…
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on King Charles III's speech, which underscores Canada's independence and addresses recent tensions stemming from President Trump's annexation comments. The coverage provides context on Canada's political stance and the symbolic significance of the monarch's address.
Al Jeezra
Article Title: Video: Paris protesters dye fountain red to signify Gaza bloodbath
Summary: Activists in Paris dyed a fountain red to symbolise what they called “the bloodbath” taking place in Gaza.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately describes how Paris activists dyed a fountain red to protest violence in Gaza.
Article Title: US pauses new student visas: What it means and who it will affect
Summary: The Trump administration has paused new visa interviews for international students set to attend US universities.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The information presented in the article is accurate, the Trump administration did implement a pause on new visa interviews for international students.
Article Title: ‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map
Summary: Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The news article is accurate as there have been many discussions on the misrepresentation of Africa's size using traditional map projections.
Atlantic
Article Title: Trump’s Golden Age of Corruption
Summary: This presidency is taking self-enrichment to a scale never seen before in America.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The claim is subjective and depends on interpretations of what constitutes "corruption" and "self-enrichment," therefore it cannot be fact-checked conclusively.
Article Title: How America Lost Control of the Seas
Summary: Thanks to decades of misguided policy choices, the U.S. has an astonishing lack of maritime capacity.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The assertion made is broad and requires specific examples for a thorough fact-check, but it generally aligns with acknowledged challenges in the U.S. maritime sector.
Article Title: Trump’s Tirades Aren’t Swaying Putin
Summary: The president stamping his feet on social media will do nothing to quell Russia's aims.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Center-Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article claims President Trump's criticisms of Russia on social media have no effect on Putin's actions, but without specific evidence or examples to support this claim.
BBC World News
Article Title: Dozens injured by Israeli gunfire as crowds overwhelmed Gaza aid site, UN says
Summary: The UN Human Rights Office says most of the injuries were due to Israeli gunfire, but the Israeli military says troops fired into the air.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on a disagreement between the UN Human Rights Office and the Israeli military regarding injuries at a Gaza aid site.
Article Title: US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting
Summary: It comes during a Trump crackdown on top universities, which he accuses of failing to combat antisemitism.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center-Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The US has indeed paused student visa applications and is planning to expand social media vetting measures, but the connection to crackdown on universities for failing to combat antisemitism isn't made clear in the summary.
Article Title: Musk 'disappointed' by Trump's tax and spending bill
Summary: As the former Doge chief, Musk had worked to reduce government spending which he says this bill contradicts.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Center-Left | Accuracy: ★★
Fact Check: The claim is incorrect, because Elon Musk has never been the chief of Dogecoin; he is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
Bloomberg
Article Title: Thai, Cambodian Leaders Agree to Resolve Border Row After Clash
Summary: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet agreed to resolve a border row “as quickly as possible” after gunfire exchanges between rival troops early on Wednesday left a Cambodian soldier dead.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia leading to the death of a Cambodian soldier.
Article Title: Falling Russian Oil Prices Drive Exports’ Value to Two-Year Low
Summary: Moscow’s crude export prices slipped for a seventh straight week
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on the decline of Russian crude export prices over a period of seven weeks.
Article Title: Australia Looks to Avoid a Panama Repeat in China Port Showdown
Summary: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is confronting a fresh diplomatic dilemma with China: How to fulfill a pledge to regain control of a strategic port without jeopardizing improved relations with his country’s largest trading partner.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately discusses the dilemma faced by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in balancing domestic commitments and relations with China.
CBS News
Article Title: 6 tons of cocaine seized from "narco sub" and buried stashes, videos show
Summary: Officials released video of the "narco sub" being intercepted as well as officers and a sniffer dog finding stashes of cocaine buried underground.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on the seizure of 6 tons of cocaine from a "narco sub" and buried stashes, as recorded in official videos.
Article Title: Sumo wrestling gets its first Japanese grand champion in 7 years
Summary: Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed not to "disgrace the title."
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is accurate, confirming Onosato is indeed the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of grand champion in 7 years.
Article Title: More heat records, stronger storms almost certain in next 5 years, experts warn
Summary: Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article presents scientifically backed warnings about increased heat and storm intensity, however specific details cited from the weather agencies are required for full fact-checking.
CNBC
Article Title: Elon Musk says Trump's spending bill undermines the work DOGE has been doing
Summary: Musk criticized the Republican spending bill that recently made it through a House vote.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Center-Left | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The validity of the criticism depends on the specifics of the bill and perspective of the individual, but the presentation that Musk criticized a Republican spending bill is factually correct.
Article Title: Hybrid leader Toyota targets major growth in plug-in vehicles amid industry's EV uncertainty
Summary: Company sources said Toyota plans to increase PHEVs from 2.4% last year to roughly 20% of its U.S. sales volume by 2030.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports that Toyota is planning to increase its plug-in hybrid vehicles as a percentage of its total U.S. sales volume.
Article Title: Mortgage rates rose to the highest level since January, but demand from homebuyers still grew. Here's why.
Summary: Mortgage rates rose to the highest level since January last week, and mortgage demand from homebuyers still rose slightly. Here's why.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports that mortgage rates have risen to their highest level since January, but homebuyer demand also increased.
CNN
Article Title: From the lumber yard to social media stars: How Shepmates became a viral sensation
Summary: Australian twin brothers Archie and Miles Shephard have become internet stars for their high-energy and comedically nuanced interpretations of some of the most dramatic moments in sports.
Tone: Center | Slant: Supportive | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is factual, presenting an accurate synopsis of Archie and Miles Shephard's rise to internet fame.
Article Title: Canadians are boycotting the US. Are American travelers still welcome in Canada?
Summary: Canadian tourism officials are working to reassure American travelers who are worried about their reception in Canada. American tourists who are “respectful” of Canada’s sovereignty are welcome, one business owner says.
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article correctly implies that there may be concerns from US travelers about the reception they might receive in Canada, but does not provide specific instances or data to support the claim of a Canada-wide boycott of the US. Without context, it's hard to prove or disprove the exact situation.
Article Title: Huge blast rocks Chinese chemical plant, authorities launch rescue operation
Summary: A large explosion rocked a chemical plant in eastern China on Tuesday, spewing a towering plume of gray and orange smoke into the sky, damaging windows in nearby buildings and prompting local authorities to launch a rescue operation.
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article appears to present facts without any evident discrepancy. More information is necessary to fact-check in-depth.
Financial Times
Article Title: Lagarde discussed leaving ECB early to head WEF, says Schwab
Summary: Ousted Davos founder says central bank chief has been in talks to depart before her term ends in 2027
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article claims that ECB chief, Christine Lagarde, has been in discussions about leaving her position early to become head of the World Economic Forum, according to ousted Davos founder Schwab.
Article Title: The lessons from China’s dominance in manufacturing
Summary: Beijing’s aggressive investments in domestic production have strained trade relations with western partners. But can the world learn from it?
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately notes China's aggressive manufacturing investments and the resulting strain on trade relations with western partners, but doesn't provide enough evidence to validate whether the world can learn from it.
Article Title: The myth of Maga’s isolationism
Summary: From South Africa to Europe, the movement is absolutely obsessed with foreign countries
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article suggests that the 'MAGA' movement, despite claims of isolationism, exhibits significant interest in foreign affairs.
Fox News
Article Title: Credibility crisis: White House reporters speak out on whether Biden's mental decline was deliberately hidden
Summary: Reporters discuss former President Biden's cognitive health and alleged White House cover-up, as a new book prompts media introspection on their reporting practices.
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article references the book "Original Sin," which alleges a cover-up of President Biden's mental decline. While some journalists support this claim, others argue that age-related behaviors were misinterpreted. The article presents both perspectives but lacks concrete evidence to substantiate the cover-up allegations.
Article Title: New Orleans jail security 'train wreck' helped 4-time escapee, 9 others break out: former warden
Summary: According to a former warden, the New Orleans jail from which serial escapee Antoine Massey and nine others escaped was a "train wreck."
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check:
Article Title: Usher, Obama name-dropped in Diddy's trial as sex trafficking case heats up
Summary: estimonies in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial mention several celebrities, including Usher and former President Obama.
Tone: Sensational | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article reports on the mention of various celebrities during the trial. However, it does not provide detailed context or evidence linking these individuals to the case beyond being mentioned in testimonies.
HuffPost
Article Title: Kayleigh McEnany Makes Chilling Demand For ‘60 Minutes’ Reporter Over Anti-Trump Speech
Summary: The Trump White House press secretary-turned-Fox News host railed over Scott Pelley’s now-viral address at Wake Forest University.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Center-Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: Not applicable (no specific claim made in the provided information)
Article Title: Robert Reich Lays Out 7 Brutal Ways Trump Cuts Hurt Everyday Americans
Summary: The former Labor Secretary summed it up as "chainsaw-induced chaos."
Tone: Critical | Slant: Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article strongly criticizes Trump's policies, arguing they harm everyday Americans, but it might not consider potential benefits discussed by other viewpoints.
Article Title: Wall Street Investors Mock Trump With A Brutal 4-Letter Code Word
Summary: Some investors are betting against Trump -- and they've developed a tasty term for the move.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article is accurate in reporting that some investors are using a code word to reference betting against President Trump's policies, though the article does not provide substantial evidence to verify the extent of this practice.
MSNBC
Article Title: 'Emotional overload': Russia hits back at Trump day after he says Putin has gone 'crazy'
Summary: The Kremlin on Monday pushed back at President Donald Trump’s comments that dubbed his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, "crazy," mulling whether the American leader was suffering from "emotional overload."
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The summary accurately describes the situation detailed in the article, with Russia's Kremlin pushing back against President Trump's remarks about Putin. Further information would be required to investigate the accuracy of the quoted comments.
Article Title: At least 27 hurt as van hits pedestrians at parade celebrating soccer win in England
Summary: A car collided with a number of pedestrians in the center of Liverpool in northwest England, injuring at least 27, officials said Monday, as thousands lined the streets to celebrate Liverpool Football Club’s English Premier League title win.
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article provides factual information about an unfortunate incident where a car hit pedestrians during a parade in Liverpool, England. The event took place and the number of injured people matches with other news sources.
Article Title: Trump's sweeping tax bill has a promising $1,000 baby bonus idea
Summary: President Donald Trump's idea of giving every newborn a $1,000 investment account is an obvious political ploy, but it's still a good idea.
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article's content appears to be accurate assuming the described tax bill and proposed newborn investment concept align with actual policy proposals. This would need to be confirmed by comparing the information to official legislative records.
NBC News
Article Title: Trump's pardons highlight Justice Department's pullback from public corruption cases
Summary: WASHINGTON — The government's evidence against Scott Jenkins was compelling, including undercover video and other corroboration showing Jenkins, then the sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia, accepting over $75,000 in exchange for giving law enforcement authority to local businessmen, as well as two undercover FBI special agents.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on the case of Scott Jenkins and the general trend of the Trump administration's pardons.
Article Title: Trump administration has ramped up deportations but is still far below pace it wants
Summary: The Trump administration has dramatically stepped up its pace of deportations, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement data obtained by NBC News.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on the increase in deportations during the Trump administration according to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Article Title: Ex-assistant says Combs wanted to kill Kid Cudi over Cassie relationship
Summary: Capricorn Clark, a former aid to Sean "Diddy" Combs took the stand in the rapper's trial. Clark testified that Combs wanted to kill rapper Kid Cudi over his relationship with Cassie. NBC News' Chloe Melas has the latest on the case.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: This text cannot be fact checked as it's not clear whether the claims of Combs intending to harm Kid Cudi are substantiated or not.
NPR
Article Title: Change to COVID vaccine guidance. And, dozens hurt in new Gaza aid distribution
Summary: The federal government's latest guidance for COVID-19 vaccines is raising concerns among some independent experts. And, dozens of Palestinians hurt during first day of new Gaza aid distribution plan.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: Insufficient information given to fact check.
Article Title: In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts
Summary: Medicaid plays a vital role in many rural communities that favored President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. But residents still seem open to Republican plans to cut perceived waste in the program.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is accurate in stating that in some areas that voted for Trump, people rely on Medicaid and have mixed feelings about potential program cuts.
Article Title: Word of the Week: How 'pride' shifted from vice to a symbol of LGBTQ empowerment
Summary: The word pride has shifted over the millennia, from being first used to describe one of the seven deadly sins in Roman Catholic theology to becoming a global symbol for LGBTQ strength and empowerment.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately discusses the change in meaning of the word 'pride' from a deadly sin to a symbol of LGBTQ empowerment.
NY Post
Article Title: Nashville’s progressive Mayor Freddie O’Connell being probed for allegedly ‘aiding’ illegal immigrants, obstructing ICE
Summary: Progressive Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell is being investigated by the feds for allegedly “aiding and abetting” illegal immigrants and obstructing ICE agents.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports that Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell is being investigated for allegedly assisting illegal immigrants and obstructing ICE, however the probe's details are not provided.
Article Title: Passenger arrested for ‘smacking’ boy who called her ‘fat’ and ‘Miss Piggy’ on flight home from Disney trip: police
Summary: A woman was charged with child abuse after she repeatedly hit a child on a plane who had called her “fat” and “Miss Piggy,” according to airport police.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports an incident in which a passenger was arrested for hitting a child who had insulted her on a flight.
Article Title: Prince William plans to banish uncle Andrew from royal life when he becomes king: expert
Summary: If there is one person Prince Andrew should be worried about, it is his nephew, the future king. Royal experts told Fox News Digital that when Prince William takes over the throne one day, he reportedly will swiftly address “the Andrew problem” that has plagued the British royal family. “Prince William has long had a strained and distant relationship...
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center-Right | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article is based on speculative statements from unnamed "royal experts"; it can't be verified or refuted until Prince William actually becomes king.
NY Times
Article Title: As Trump Seeks Iran Deal, Israel Again Raises Possible Strikes on Nuclear Sites
Summary: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wary of a diplomatic solution to curbing Iran’s nuclear program, continues to press for military action that would upend President Trump’s push for a negotiated deal.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately states that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been vocal about his concern over a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear program and has indeed pushed for potential military actions.
Article Title: Chaos Mars Opening of Israeli-Backed Aid Distribution Site in Gaza
Summary: Starvation looming, desperate Palestinians surged toward an aid center that Israel says was designed to circumvent Hamas.
Tone: Center-Left | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: Auto-generated from NYT API.
Article Title: New Tensions Between the White House and Israel, and a Surge of Homeless Seniors
Summary: The article discusses emerging strains between the U.S. administration and Israel, alongside a notable increase in homelessness among senior citizens, and mentions developments related to Mount Everest expeditions.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article provides a broad overview of several issues, including U.S.-Israel relations and domestic social challenges. While it touches on multiple topics, the depth of analysis on each may be limited due to the article's scope.
New Yorker
Article Title: Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral
Summary: A new book, “Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading,” argues that notions get taken up not because of their virtue but because of their catchiness.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is a factual representation of the contents and main argument of the book "Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading".
Article Title: Can the Southern Baptist Convention Survive Without Women Pastors?
Summary: Leaders of the nation’s most powerful evangelical church try to cast women out of the ministry, igniting struggles over power, faith, and the church’s future in Daniel Lombroso’s short documentary “Hold the Line.”
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center-Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: While the article focuses on the controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention over women in pastoral roles, it doesn't provide clear evidence of leaders actively attempting to "cast women out of the ministry."
Article Title: Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Triumph Sends a Warning to Authoritarians Everywhere
Summary: The Iranian director’s Palme d’Or-winning thriller, “It Was Just an Accident,” set the tone for a festival defined by dramas of political resistance.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on Jafar Panahi's winning of the Palme d'Or at Cannes for his thriller, "It Was Just an Accident."
Newsmax
Article Title: Israeli FM: Arms Embargo Will Lead to a Second Holocaust
Summary: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar warned on Tuesday that a foreign arms embargo against Israel amid a multi-front war would lead to "another Holocaust."
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The Israeli Foreign Minister indeed made a statement indicating that a foreign arms embargo during a multi-front war could lead to another Holocaust.
Article Title: Globalist Forecasters Warn of Record-Breaking Heat
Summary: Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery, and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports that top weather agencies are warning of record-breaking heat in the coming years.
Article Title: China Boosts Naval Presence in East Asia
Summary: China has flexed its muscles this month by sending an unusually large number of naval and coast guard vessels through a swathe of East Asian waters, according to security documents and officials, in moves that have unnerved regional capitals. Since early May, China deployed...
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is accurate in reporting China's increased naval activity in East Asia.
Newsweek
Article Title: Giancarlo Stanton Apparently Nearing Return As Yankees Get Update On Oft-Injured Slugger
Summary: The New York Yankees have been without Giancarlo Stanton so far this season, but the slugger's rehab plan is beginning to take shape.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is accurate in reporting that Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton is nearing his return from injury.
Article Title: Mets Veteran Reliever Elects to Leave Organization, Joins NL Powerhouse
Summary: The veteran reliever made six appearances with the New York Mets this season. Now he's joined a National League powerhouse.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports a player's move from the New York Mets to another National League team.
Article Title: Full List of Donald Trump Pardons During His Second Term
Summary: President Donald Trump has issued a sweeping series of second-term pardons as part of his ongoing campaign against what he calls a politicized justice system.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★
Fact Check: This is incorrect because President Trump did not have a second term.
PBS NewsHour
Article Title: New U.S.-backed aid distribution system in Gaza quickly overwhelmed
Summary: The new aid distribution system in Gaza was quickly overwhelmed by Palestinians who for 11 weeks have been blocked from assistance. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, backed by the U.S. and Israel, says the old UN-led system allowed Hamas to flourish. But humanitarian groups say the new system is incapable of alleviating the suffering of Gazans. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Ciarán Donnelly.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is accurate in reporting the quick overwhelming of the new U.S.-backed aid distribution system in Gaza.
Article Title: News Wrap: CDC no longer recommends COVID shots for healthy children and pregnant women
Summary: In our news wrap Tuesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccines for 'healthy' children and pregnant women, the Trump administration is directing federal agencies to cancel all remaining contracts with Harvard, King Charles opened Canada's parliament amid threats from Trump and stocks jumped as investors reacted to Trump's delay of EU tariffs.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★
Fact Check: The content in the news article contains numerous errors, including the misidentification of the Health Secretary and erroneous announcements regarding CDC recommendations and Trump administration actions.
Article Title: A look at Trump’s controversial pardons for political allies and loyalists
Summary: In his second term, President Trump has moved to pardon many who are considered to be loyal to him, from local Republican officials convicted of fraud to Jan. 6 rioters. The New York Times reported that Trump pardoned a Florida businessman convicted of tax evasion after his mother attended a million dollar per-plate fundraising dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Liz Oyer.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Center-Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: President Trump did not have a second term, so the pardons could not have happened during that time, but he did issue several controversial pardons, including to allies and supporters.
Politico
Article Title: The Biden ads that never ran
Summary: A buzzy book about Biden's decision to run for reelection reported footage from a staged town hall was "wasn't usable." POLITICO has obtained the ads at the center of the story.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is corroborating a book's report about unusable footage from a staged Biden town hall by showing the ads mentioned in the story.
Article Title: The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Summary: Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is accurately summarizing the process and nature of political cartoons, without making any factual claims that could be disputed.
Article Title: It betrays our values': Progressives grapple with deadly shooting
Summary: After shooting two Israeli embassy employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum, the suspect yelled “free, free Palestine.”
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on a shooting of Israeli embassy employees in relation to a political cause.
RealClearPolitics
Article Title: The Psychology of Party Decline
Summary: The article analyzes factors contributing to the Democratic Party's decline, including negligence and groupthink.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Right | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The news article highlights internal criticisms of the Democratic party, suggesting negligence, indifference and groupthink as causes of party decline.
Article Title: Left's Detestable Ideology Could Only Be Sustained via Terror
Summary: This detested ideology could only ever be sustained by terror.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Right | Accuracy: ★★
Fact Check: The title and summary of the article make sweeping and subjective judgments about the ideology of the left, asserting it is 'detestable' and can only be sustained through terror, but doesn't provide concrete evidence to support these claims.
Article Title: Donald Trump's Politics of Plunder
Summary: The piece critiques former President Trump's political approach, labeling it as exploitative.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article is a critique of Donald Trump's political style, but without providing a specific news content for fact checking.
TIME
Article Title: I Teach U.S. History at Harvard. Here’s What Donald Trump Gets Wrong About Our Past
Summary: "To see American history as simply a narrative of heroism would be a lie unbecoming a great nation."
Tone: Critical | Slant: Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article is an opinion piece analyzing president Donald Trump's understanding and depiction of American history.
Article Title: What College Graduates Need Most in the Age of AI
Summary: What students need the most, beyond LLMs, is space to strengthen those muscles of focus, writes Michael Serazio.
Tone: Supportive | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article claims that in the age of AI, college graduates need to focus on strengthening their critical thinking and focus skills, which is a subjective viewpoint not necessarily a verifiable fact.
Article Title: Audra McDonald Is Our Greatest Living Stage Actor
Summary: The Gypsy star is now the performer with the most Tony wins and nominations in history
Tone: Supportive | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: Audra McDonald is indeed a highly awarded stage actor, with the most Tony wins and nominations in history.
The Guardian
Article Title: New eco-hotel at Everglades national park built for age of super hurricanes
Summary: Flamingo Lodge – constructed from repurposed shipping containers on stilts – replaces Florida facility battered by hurricanes Katrina and WilmaA collection of repurposed shipping containers, welded together and fitted out to create an innovative new eco-hotel inside one of the country’s most popular national parks, offers a vision of revival and resilience at the beginning of another potentially active Atlantic hurricane season.The containers exist as the elevated 24-room Flamingo Lodge at the exposed southern tip of Florida’s Everglades national park. It was built to replace the 1960s-era cinderblock construction that was finally demolished in 2009, four years after back-to-back hurricanes, Katrina and Wilma, tore it apart. Continue reading...
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article correctly reports on the construction of a new eco-hotel in Everglades National Park that has been built to withstand extreme hurricane conditions.
Article Title: How long will it be before Melania steps aside for MelanAI? | Arwa Mahdawi
Summary: Mrs Trump is seemingly so disinterested in her role as first lady that along with being mostly absent from the White House, she’s got an AI to read her audiobook. How long before she replaces herself with a robot?I imagine students at the US Military Academy at West Point are trained to handle unexpected situations, but I’m not sure anyone could have prepared them for the bonkers speech Donald Trump delivered to graduates on Saturday. I wish I could point you to a government transcript, but the White House recently started removing official transcripts of the president’s public remarks, replacing them with curated videos instead. I imagine (just a hypothesis!) that this is to make Trump seem more coherent.One of the “highlights” of the disjointed ramble Trump delivered at West Point was his thoughts on trophy wives: “I must tell ya. A lot of trophy wives, doesn’t work out [sic],” he mused in the middle of an anecdote about a divorced real estate developer (not him). This has raised a few eyebrows; particularly as Michael Wolff’s 2018 book about Trump claimed the president used to boast that Melania was his “trophy wife.” Continue reading...
Tone: Critical | Slant: Left | Accuracy: ★★
Fact Check: The author criticizes Melania Trump's lack of engagement with her First Lady duties and suggests she could replace herself with an AI, but includes assumptions and opinion not fully backed by facts.
Article Title: My sister was found dead. Then I discovered her search history – and the online world that had gripped her
Summary: Adele Zeynep Walton’s sibling Aimee was a talented artist who loved music. It was only after her death that Walton realised Aimee had been lured into a dangerous community – and that others may also be victims of it Adele Zeynep Walton knew something was wrong when she stumbled out of her caravan in the New Forest at 8am – she was camping with her boyfriend – and, through her sleepy fog, saw her parents’ car driving towards her. Initially annoyed by the idea of a family walk so early in the day, she then noticed that the car was veering off the track and, as it drew closer, her mother looked “hysterical”. “Straight away,” she says. “I was like, ‘It’s Aimee.’”Aimee, Walton’s younger sister, was 21 and had suffered from poor mental health for some months. She loved music technology and art – her accomplished self-portraits dot the walls of the family’s home in Southampton, where her bedroom has been left exactly as it was before her death. She was such a big fan of the singer Pharrell Williams that he called her up five times to dance on stage at his concerts. But, with her mental health deteriorating, she had become harder and harder to reach. For two months, “we didn’t know where she was, what she was doing,” Walton says. Continue reading...
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is a personal narrative about loss and mental health implications in the online community, not meant to promote or dispute facts; no fact-checking required.
The Hill
Article Title: SpaceX Starship spins out of control, breaks up on latest flight
Summary: SpaceX’s Starship was launched into space Tuesday evening, but the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket ever built spun out of control and broke up on its latest test flight. The Tuesday night takeoff was the third test flight in 2025 and the ninth since testing started in April 2023. It was launched from Starbase, Texas,...
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reported that a SpaceX Starship spun out of control and broke up during a test flight.
Article Title: Winning by losing' — Trump's sneaky plan to govern by gaming the courts
Summary: People who could afford to litigate would get the benefit of the court’s precedents while everyone else would be subjected to unlawful executive action.
Tone: Critical | Slant: Left | Accuracy: ★★
Fact Check: The article assumes and criticizes a potential strategy by Trump to game courts without providing substantial evidence.
Article Title: Trump is breaking the global order, but maybe that’s a good thing.
Summary: Could the “Trump Shock” actually lay the foundation for a new, more balanced international system?
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article presents an opinion rather than concrete facts, suggesting potential benefits to Trump's disruption of the global order.
UPI
Article Title: Historic Tyrese Haliburton dominates Knicks in Game 4, gives Pacers 3-1 lead
Summary: Tyrese Haliburton recorded a historic 32-point, 15-assist, 12-rebound triple-double to power a win over the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, giving the Indiana Pacers a 3-1 lead in the series.
Tone: Supportive | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports Tyrese Haliburton's performance and the status of the Pacers-Knicks series in the Eastern Conference finals.
Article Title: U.S. halts student visa applications to prepare for expanded social media vetting
Summary: The Trump administration ordered a hold on any new interviews of foreign student visa applications as it considers expanded vetting of applicants' social media accounts.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports that the Trump administration paused foreign student visa interviews in preparation for more extensive social media vetting.
Article Title: French assisted-dying legislation on way to becoming law
Summary: Assisted dying passed the first hurdle to becoming legal in France for certain terminally ill citizens nearing the end of life after MPs backed a bill in a free, non-partisan, vote in the National Assembly.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article correctly reports that France's National Assembly backed a bill related to legalized assisted dying, marking it as the first stage of the legislative process.
WAPO
Article Title: Live updates: Senate eyes changes to Trump’s legislative package that narrowly passed the House
Summary: Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the Republican-led Congress.
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on the Senate's consideration of changes to President Trump's legislative package, highlighting internal Republican disagreements over tax policies, Medicaid cuts, and spending provisions. While the article provides a comprehensive overview, some details may lack depth due to the evolving nature of the legislative process
Article Title: A big Trump administration cutback went nearly unnoticed
Summary: About 32,000 low-paid AmeriCorps members lost their positions in April, gutting some health clinics, food pantries and other human service organizations.
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: A review of secondary sources confirms the reported information regarding the AmeriCorps cutbacks.
Article Title: 7 ways Republicans are split over Trump’s ‘big bill’
Summary: Getting Trump’s tax and immigration bill through the Senate won’t be easy.
Tone: Center | Slant: Neutral | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The news article provides an overall summary but without details about the content of Trump's bill or specific areas of disagreement among Republicans, a comprehensive fact-check cannot be done.
WSJ
Article Title: Palestinians Stream Back to Northern Gaza on Foot
Summary: Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: This article reports accurately on the situation of displaced Gazans being allowed to cross a previously restricted military zone in Northern Gaza after a deadlock was broken.
Article Title: Leading China Property Developer Reports Huge loss, in Sign of Widening Real-Estate Woes
Summary: Troubles at Vanke raise questions about the continued spread of the property crisis and whether the Chinese state will step in.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately highlights the losses reported by Chinese property developer Vanke and speculates on potential future government intervention.
Article Title: Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack
Summary: Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said.
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports that freed Israeli hostages had shrapnel in their bodies and had been held for extended periods, though it lacks verification details such as the number of hostages involved or the specifics of the situation.
Washington Examiner
Article Title: The tragic death of the summer blockbuster
Summary: Summer, to me, always meant hours at the movies. We didn’t have a lake house or a summer home; my summer home was the Avco Wilshire in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, plus a hundred other theaters within a 10-minute drive of my house. When I read stories about how the hits are back […]
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: N/A
Fact Check: The article provides a personal perspective, without making definitive factual claims that can be checked.
Article Title: Russia moves to mock Trump’s tirades against Putin while slow-rolling ‘peace’ memo
Summary: ‘HE’S PLAYING WITH FIRE!’: President Donald Trump’s latest stern social media post warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “playing with fire” is being met with dismissal and derision in Moscow. Frustrated with Putin’s flagrant disregard for his repeated pleas to stop bombing civilians while supposedly talking about a possible peace deal, Trump’s anger boiled […]
Tone: Critical | Slant: Center-Left | Accuracy: ★★★
Fact Check: The article accurately reports on Trump's frustrated social media posts about Putin amidst tension between the U.S. and Russia over civilian bombings.
Article Title: Where things stand 600 days after Oct. 7 on Israel, Gaza, Iran, and more
Summary: Six hundred days ago, Hamas fighters launched one of the most devastating raids into southern Israel in the country’s history, leaving a scar on the country’s psyche that is still reverberating throughout the region. Israel’s leaders have ordered the military to fight several enemies, to dismantle the network of Iranian-supported proxies seeking the destruction of […]
Tone: Neutral | Slant: Center | Accuracy: ★★★★
Fact Check: The article is accurate in stating that 600 days ago, Israel experienced an attack from Hamas fighters and has been dealing with its aftermath and other regional conflicts ever since.
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