Topic: Media — Neutral reports only
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[2026-02-27 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney board a government plane in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-02-27 20:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: NOW open at the Upper Ground Floor of Gateway Mall 2 in Cubao, Araneta City, Rosario Pamanang Panlasa brings a distinctly Filipino heritage dining experience to Metro Manila, combining traditional cuisine with live cultural performances in one vibrant setting. This feature is for newspaper publication to highlight the restaurant’s growing presence in the city’s dining scene.
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[2026-02-27 19:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)
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[2026-02-27 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: As any habitual social media user, King's College London professor Alan Read did not pay much heed to the occasional deepfakes that would flash up on his feed. Sometimes he would report them, other times he would simply scroll past.
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[2026-02-27 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A group of rock-cut tombs dating back to the Old Kingdom were discovered by a team of archaeologists during recent excavations on the west bank of the Nile River, Egypt's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry announced on social media earlier this week.
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[2026-02-27 17:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Gabon is in talks with Meta and TikTok over the country’s social media ban, the communication ministry said on Thursday.
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[2026-02-27 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A number of Christian groups have spoken of their "shock and disappointment" that Reform UK was allowed to use the Church of England's headquarters for a press conference.
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[2026-02-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cellphone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT’s Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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[2026-02-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SriLankan Airlines unveiled strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing connectivity between India and Sri Lanka while further strengthening the time- honoured bond between the two nations at a special press conference in Delhi, India, alongside SATTE 2026, South Asia’s leading travel and tourism exhibition.
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[2026-02-27 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No media source currently available
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[2026-02-27 15:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LOS ANGELES, United States — The young woman at the center of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit testified on Thursday that YouTube and Instagram fueled her depression and suicidal thoughts as a child, a decline in her mental health that the defense attributed to a dysfunctional family and offline troubles.
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[2026-02-27 15:47 UTC+10:00] [Media] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The actor, 64, shares news in social media post, saying hopefully she will ‘keep the cancer at bay for a good long time’
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[2026-02-27 15:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Licensee prosecuted over rat spotted in Don Don Donki sushi chiller in Hong KongVideo on social media shows shopper recoiling as rodent scurries across boxes of sushi in display chiller at Tuen Mun supermarket.
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[2026-02-27 15:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cinta policial rodea una escuela en Tumbler Ridge, Columbia Británica, Canadá, el 12 de febrero de 2026, dos días después de un tiroteo masivo. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press vía AP, archivo)
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[2026-02-27 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Islanders’ Jean-Gabriel Pageau (44) celebrates after his winning goal with teammates Simon Holmstrom (10), Casey Cizikas, second from left, and Matthew Schaefer (48) during overtime NHL hockey game action in Montreal, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-02-27 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Detroit Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin (71) scores on Ottawa Senators’ goaltender Linus Ullmark (35) during overtime of an NHL hockey game, in Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-02-27 14:21 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hopes of ending a series of legal actions against high-profile actor Rebel Wilson before the year is out are dwindling as she cops more barbs in the courtroom.Lawyers for Wilson made an application in the Federal Court today to move defamation proceedings against her to the NSW Supreme Court.The first lawsuit centres on social media posts that claimed the star of Wilson's directorial debut, Charlotte MacInnes, was subjected to sexual harassment.READ MORE: Shark warning after Sydney deluge floods cityLawyers for
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[2026-02-27 13:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Riize added more cinemas to broadcast live the last concert of its first international tour, label SM Entertainment said Friday.
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[2026-02-27 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Relatives of a boat captain from the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has been missing since a recent U.S. strike on a suspected drug vessel in the region.
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[2026-02-27 12:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Hart is pushing for a first-grade debut with Manly this season. (Supplied: Manly Media/Joel Seeto)
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[2026-02-27 12:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police tape surrounds a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, Feb. 12, 2026, two days after a mass shooting. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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[2026-02-27 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The new feature comes as other countries consider their own social media ban for teenagers. (ABC North Qld: Meghan Dansie)
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[2026-02-27 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: An independent journalist has obtained and published what appears to be the 2023 attendance list for ultra-secretive Bohemian Grove, the annual summer encampment of the all-male Bohemian Club in Sonoma County, California, providing a rare look at the roster of American elites who gathered at the shadowy retreat.
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[2026-02-27 11:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Instagram's parent company, Meta, is investigating AI-generated social media accounts that sexualise disabled people appearing on its platform.
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[2026-02-27 11:30 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Films trying to capture the fractious, chronically online nature of modern life are inevitably playing catch-up, but they don’t help themselves by adding a hashtag — that musty relic of 2010s social media — to their titles. Arriving in the wake of Daisuke Miyazaki’s “#Mito” and Kazuyoshi Kumakiri’s “#Manhole” (both 2023), King Bai’s “#Viral” is another Faustian tale of internet fame that feels like its moment has already passed.
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[2026-02-27 11:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a mausoleum for his late grandfather and father with newly elected party officials after the country wrapped up a key party congress, state media reported Friday.
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[2026-02-27 11:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: The ABC will have live radio calls of all Matildas games at the Women's Asian Cup. (Getty Images: Aryanna Frank/USSF)
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[2026-02-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Lucy Kent is a producer at the ABC's 7.30 program. She has previously worked as a producer at Q+A and the Specialist Reporting Team (SRT). Lucy has also worked as journalist in the ABC's Melbourne newsroom and as a producer at Channel Nine, 3AW Melbourne and national sports radio network SEN.
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[2026-02-27 11:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Shindy says she has "lost faith in the integrity of Multicultural NSW" and has accused the body of treating her with "suspicion rather than good faith", after she was sacked from a board position over social media posts. Credit: Mona Shindy
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[2026-02-27 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ohio State defensive back Caleb Downs answers questions during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-02-27 10:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc gestures during a news conference on tariffs, March 12, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
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[2026-02-27 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: A young woman, who is suing Meta and Google over what she claims is the addictive nature of social media, has told a jury her childhood years were taken over by her use of Instagram and Youtube.
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[2026-02-27 09:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Airplanes are parked at gates near the air traffic control tower at the Tampa International Airport, Nov. 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)
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[2026-02-27 09:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A major water main under construction in Omaha, Neb., Feb. 12, 2026, where the intersection is expected to remain closed until mid-spring. (Naomi Delkamiller/Flatwater Free Press via AP)
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[2026-02-27 09:10 UTC+10:00] [Netflix] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: WBD board says $31-per-share offer constitutes ‘company superior proposal’, triggering Netflix’s window to respond
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[2026-02-27 09:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited a mausoleum for his late grandfather and father with newly elected party officials after the country wrapped up a key party congress, state media reported Friday.
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[2026-02-27 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Nicola Heath is an arts journalist with ABC News.
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[2026-02-27 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Zuckerberg’s testimony is part of an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children. (AP Video by Krysta Fauria)
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[2026-02-27 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Diana Fox Carney board a government plane in Ottawa, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
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[2026-02-27 07:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The family of Reverend Jesse Jackson arrives as Yusep Jackson wipes his eyes before public visitation at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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[2026-02-27 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Wednesday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the "Knesset Medal" for his contribution to the Israeli and Jewish people. Within hours, and predictably so, headlines in the Indian press proclaimed that Israel had presented Modi with its highest parliamentary honour.
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[2026-02-27 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Police Media Spokesman ASP F. U. Wootler said that the “Tell IGP” online concept and service facilitates, supports and assists the citizens of Sri Lanka living in the country and Lankan citizens living overseas to make things easier for them in connecting directly with the IGP.
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[2026-02-27 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Communications Director for the Colombo Archdiocese Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando addressing the media yesterday stressed that the investigation into the Easter Sunday attacks should be allowed to proceed without political interpretations.
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[2026-02-27 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Parents of children in Canadian Jewish schools told The Jerusalem Post of their horror after discovering that the schools were aggressively singled out by a major newspaper on Thursday morning.
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[2026-02-27 06:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a handwritten message in Hindi on The Jerusalem Post’s special front page during an exclusive meeting with the newspaper at the King David Hotel on Thursday, declaring: “Humanity will remain supreme,” and “Democracy will remain eternal.”
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[2026-02-27 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This combination of images show Penguin Press books published by Ann Godoff, from left, “A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides” by Gisèle Pelicot, “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow, “A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness” by Michael Pollan, and “Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery” by Gavin Newsom.
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[2026-02-27 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Abans PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier retailer of home appliances and electronics, has announced its title sponsorship for the 76th edition of the historic “Battle of the Golds” cricket encounter. The announcement was made at a press conference held recently, solidifying a partnership between the corporate giant and two of Moratuwa’s most esteemed educational institutions: St.
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[2026-02-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-02-27 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Last week, the media reported that all future recruitment to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) will be strictly based on qualifications and professional experience. The initiative seeks to establish a transparent, merit-based process across all job categories and will be implemented in every SLTB regional office islandwide in the coming days.
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