Escort who live-streamed her mother’s murder on Facebook pleads insanity
A former California escort who stabbed his mother to death during a Facebook livestream has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Tonantzin Oris Beltrán, 29, added a plea of insanity to his initial not guilty plea in court Thursday. Tonantzin Oris Beltran, 29, is accused of murdering his mother, Olivia Lucia Beltrán Pacheco, 55. […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Image Purporting To Show Kamala Harris With P. Diddy Is Altered
image shared on facebook It claims to show 2024 Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. Verdict: False The digitally altered image shows Harris and former talk show host and actor Montel Williams, not Combs. Fact check: Harris leads former President Donald Trump in Michigan, 48% to 43%, according to the […]
Facebook Bans RT and Other Russian State Media
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said on Monday that Russian state media had been banned from its platforms around the world, citing “foreign interference activities.” Meta said The expansion of “enforcement” against Russian state-run media was carried out after “careful consideration.” The bans specifically included RT, formerly known as Russia Today, […]
Meta bans RT, Russian media outlets from Facebook, Instagram
Meta said it had banned Russia Today, a state-run media outlet, and other networks controlled by President Vladimir Putin's administration for alleged “foreign interference activities.” Russia-based broadcasters and websites, such as RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other related media, will no longer be available to users of Meta's social networks, such as Facebook and Instagram. “After […]
Republicans push against Facebook board billionaire John Arnold
Ahead of the election, Republican lawmakers have sounded the alarm about Texas billionaire John Arnold, who was appointed to Meta's board earlier this year, warning that he could undermine efforts to maintain free speech and openness on Facebook ahead of the presidential election. Arnold, whose net worth is estimated at $2.9 billion according to Forbes […]
Rep. Tim Walberg Slams Meta for ‘Unacceptable’ Response to Illicit Drug Ads on Facebook and Instagram
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) criticized Mark Zuckerberg's meta response to a bipartisan group of lawmakers about illegal drug advertising on Facebook and Instagram as insufficient. CNBC Reports Meta, the parent company of social media giants Facebook and Instagram, has come under fire from Republican lawmakers for its “unacceptable” response to concerns raised by a bipartisan […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Makes False Claim About CNN, Recent Presidential Debate
Posts Share on Facebook CNN's official fact checker reportedly said Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic candidate, lied 17 times in the first 10 minutes of the Sept. 10 presidential debate on ABC News. Verdict: False The claim is false and originated from a satirical Facebook page. A CNN spokesperson denied the allegations in […]
Lady Gaga fires back at ex-NYU classmate’s Facebook group claiming she’d ‘never be famous’
One Facebook group isn't getting any praise from Lady Gaga at all. The Grammy Award-winning singer fired back at former NYU classmates who cruelly started a private Facebook group titled “Stefani Germanotta, You'll Never Be Famous.” “Some of the people I went to college with made this back in the day,” Gaga said, “so you […]
FACT CHECK: No, Facebook Image Does Not Accurately Reflect Net Worth Of Joe Biden And Kamala Harris
Posts Share on Facebook It claims that President Joe Biden's net worth has skyrocketed from $9 million in 2019 to $41 million in 2022, while Vice President Kamala Harris's net worth has increased from $6.3 million to $28 million in the same period. Verdict: False This post is inaccurate: Forbes estimates found each politician's 2022 […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Attributes Quotes About Guns To Harris And Walz
Posts Share on Facebook It purports to feature two quotes about guns allegedly made by 2024 Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. Verdict: False This assertion is false. There is no evidence that either Harris or Waltz was cited. Fact check: Harris and Waltz are set to kick […]