[2026-08-01 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: LTO suspends driver’s license of 2 content creators over 'staged' collision

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) issued show cause orders (SCOs) against two content creators involved in producing social media content that depicted dangerous and irresponsible traffic violations.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/01/news/lto-suspends-drivers-license-of-2-content-creators-over-staged-collision/2396311

[2026-08-01 18:30 UTC+10:00] [Tech Features] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Meta’s AI splurge lays bare its compute conundrum

Snippet: ZUCKERBERG. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 9, 2026

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/technology/features/meta-earnings-q2-2026-ai-compute-splurge-analysis/

[2026-08-01 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Magnitude 4.7 quake strikes near Italy's Naples, causing outages, damage

Snippet: Boulders cascaded onto parked cars, crushing vehicles beneath the rubble on July 31, 2026 after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck the Campi Flegrei area near the southern Italian city of Naples, causing power outages, disrupting train and metro services and damaging some buildings, authorities said. The quake, recorded at 7:46 p.m.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/01/videos/magnitude-47-quake-strikes-near-italys-naples-causing-outages-damage/2396280

[2026-08-01 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Adam Ramsay-Peaty] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘Pretty much the downfall of society’: Adam Ramsay-Peaty on press intrusion, forgiveness and going all in for LA 2028

Snippet: After a rollercoaster week at the Commonwealth Games, the double Olympic champion says he will never stop believing what he can achieve

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/01/adam-ramsay-peaty-interview-on-press-intrusion-forgiveness-la-2028-olympics

[2026-08-01 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Luis Urías desempata con sencillo en la 8ª y Azulejos vencen 3-1 a decaídos Cardenales

Snippet: El mexicano Luis Urías, de los Azulejos de Toronto, es empapado con bebida energizante tras el triunfo sobre los Cardenales de San Luis, el viernes 31 de julio de 2026 (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/azulejos-cardenales-urias-springer-mlb-12b832893ef9aad8be94b879682a7725

[2026-08-01 12:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Two Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on central Gaza

Snippet: At least two Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli drone strikes in central Gaza, while 13 Palestinians were detained during raids in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reports said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-palestinians-killed-israeli-strikes-central-gaza-1

[2026-08-01 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump threatens to hit Iran 'very hard'

Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump threatened Friday to hit Iran "very hard," as US media reported he was considering renewed heavy attacks as soon as this weekend, including against energy infrastructure targets.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/01/world/americas-emea/trump-threatens-to-hit-iran-very-hard/2396241

[2026-08-01 11:55 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: 120 million reasons for NRL to bring in 20th team

Snippet: The NRL has a $120 million incentive to introduce a 20th team due to a secret clause in its $5.3 billion broadcast deal as the game’s desire to expand is set to deliver a new franchise by the end of the decade.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/120-million-reasons-for-nrl-to-bring-in-20th-team-20260801-p60kj7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-01 11:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Urías hits tiebreaking single in 8th inning as Blue Jays beat slumping Cardinals 3-1

Snippet: Toronto Blue Jays’ Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) celebrates after hitting a double against the St. Louis Cardinals during sixth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Toronto, Friday, July 31, 2026. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cardinals-blue-jays-score-4274e13d2aabc67e2db9ab35391086d0

[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China teen shares top university acceptance with hero who saved her from river 16 years ago

Snippet: Yu shares with the media that he never imagined that his act of kindness would forge such a meaningful relationship

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3362600/china-teen-shares-top-university-acceptance-hero-who-saved-her-river-16-years-ago?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-01 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China teen celebrates university acceptance with hero who saved her 16 years ago

Snippet: Yu shares with the media that he never imagined that his act of kindness would forge such a meaningful relationship

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3362600/china-teen-shares-top-university-acceptance-hero-who-saved-her-river-16-years-ago

[2026-08-01 09:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: India's 'cockroach' protesters have wounds consistent with pellet-gun fire, say experts

Snippet: The face and body of Sahil Lochab, who appeared with opposition leader Rahul Gandhi at a press conference, are peppered with tiny holes

Read full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74gwvygkjdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-08-01 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: China-Focused Influence Program Courted Senior US Media Figures With Sponsor-Paid Trips

Snippet: Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times,

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/china-focused-influence-program-courted-senior-us-media-figures-sponsor-paid-trips

[2026-08-01 08:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: US and Israel prepare to bomb Iran’s energy infrastructure – media

Snippet: The US and Israel are preparing a major bombing campaign against Iran’s energy infrastructure that could begin as early as this weekend, according to multiple media reports.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/643737-us-israel-strikes-iran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-08-01 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Aledo player wins top honors on Texas 5A all-state baseball team

Snippet: BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A all-state baseball team, distributed by The Associated Press:

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/texas-class-5a-all-state-baseball-b801ec2d104caa5e92aced412ba2e725

[2026-08-01 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: By Jodie Hamilton

Snippet: Jodie is features reporter drawing on 20 years in print media, using her writing, photography and video skills to tell the stories about people and the unique places of Eyre Peninsula.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/jodie-hamilton/10812224

[2026-08-01 06:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office urges AG Bonta to settle Paramount lawsuit out of court

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/media/gavin-newsoms-office-urges-attorney-general-rob-bonta-to-settle-paramount-lawsuit-out-of-court/

[2026-08-01 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Debut novelist’s $2M deal for ‘amazing’ book canceled on suspicions of AI use

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/media/debut-novelists-2m-deal-canceled-on-suspicions-of-ai-use-after-literary-savants-fawned-over-stunning-writing/

[2026-08-01 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: The toughest job in Israeli diplomacy awaits in London - opinion

Snippet: A month before the 2013 election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked a softball question in an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-904135

[2026-08-01 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Musical band Massive Attack members barred from Singapore after displaying Palestinian flag

Snippet: Two members of Massive Attack were issued with stern warnings and barred from re-entering Singapore after the British band ended their performance on Wednesday with a display of the Palestinian flag, according to local media reports.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-904239

[2026-08-01 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Dan Gorringe was a battling ruckman. He’s now a social media star and might even become an AFL rights holder

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/dan-gorringe-was-a-battling-ruckman-he-s-now-a-social-media-star-and-might-even-become-an-afl-rights-holder-20260724-p60ian.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-08-01 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Social media companies sued over deaths of 4 teens as pressure increases for child safety

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/tech/social-media-companies-sued-over-deaths-of-four-teens-as-pressure-increases-for-child-safety/

[2026-08-01 02:48 UTC+10:00] [Food Contamination and Poisoning] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The New York Times

Title: A Fledgling Food Reviewer’s Battle With Cyclospora

Snippet: Moments before posting her first food review on social media in May, Christina Hart was sitting in her red pickup truck, in a carwash parking lot, and “crying out to God,” she said.

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/cyclospora-cyclosporiasis-nashville.html

[2026-08-01 02:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Washington Post opinion editor Adam O’Neal steps down just a year after Jeff Bezos hired him to revamp section

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/media/washington-post-opinion-editor-adam-oneal-steps-down-just-a-year-after-jeff-bezos-hired-him-to-revamp-section/

[2026-08-01 02:12 UTC+10:00] [Ariana Grande] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ariana Grande: Petal review – calm, controlled anger at exes, fans and the media

Snippet: (Republic) Casting herself as a flower trampled underfoot, the superstar’s eighth album swaps the ​glitz of her Wicked years ​f​or dark blooms of haunted electronics

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/31/ariana-grande-petal-album-review

[2026-08-01 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Highest-paid podcasters revealed – Who tops the list at $82M and how much the Kelce bros made

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/media/highest-paid-podcasters-revealed-who-tops-the-list-at-82m-and-how-much-the-kelce-bros-made/

[2026-08-01 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump’s unacceptable assault on foreign media

Snippet: ERROR 404 page not found Click here to go to the home page

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/01/opinion/editorial/trumps-unacceptable-assault-on-foreign-media/2396005

[2026-08-01 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Daily life around the world, in photos

Snippet: A man, reflected in tile on a column, reads a newspaper in an underpass at Galata bridge, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/daily-life-around-world-photos-9e32d2a550014daab9aea6c2a0d34aed

[2026-08-01 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: UN experts says 20,000 Cambodians still displaced on border after Thai conflict

Snippet: U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights Tom Andrews gestures as he answers to the questions during a press conference in Phnom Penh Cambodia, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-andrews-united-nations-human-rights-cybercrime-068494ac8c0392ff4ff08e15430f5638

[2026-07-31 23:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: New mom TV anchor appears to doze off during broadcast — and viewers rush to her defense

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/media/tv-anchor-dominique-dillon-seems-to-sleep-during-broadcast/

[2026-07-31 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Text of the deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to leave Gaza

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza. Hamas has told The Associated Press that it agreed to the deal. Israel has yet to comment.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/gaza-hamas-israel-deal-text-7347ef0f3b745f22c12b67f786b70f0f

[2026-07-31 21:39 UTC+10:00] [Andy Burnham] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Construction of Chinese ‘super-embassy’ to go ahead after High Court upholds planning decision – UK politics live

Snippet: The construction of a new Chinese “super-embassy” in London, which is set to be built near the Tower of London, can go ahead after a high court challenge against the decision to grant planning permission was dismissed, PA Media is reporting.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/31/andy-burnham-devolution-plan-labour-conservatives-kemi-bedenoch-uk-politics-live

[2026-07-31 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Ramat Gan man arrested for smashing Channel 12 entrance, leaving death threat against media figures

Snippet: Police arrested Avraham Hadi, a Ramat Gan man in his 40s, on Thursday on suspicion of smashing the glass entrance doors of the Channel 12 News building in Tel Aviv and leaving a threatening letter at the newsroom entrance.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-904214

[2026-07-31 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'Nazis, get out of here': Haredi protesters assault Border Police officers, soldiers in Jerusalem

Snippet: Ultra-Orthodox (haredi) demonstrators in Jerusalem harassed IDF soldiers and Border Police officers in two separate instances on Thursday night, according to footage shared on social media.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-904191

[2026-07-31 19:13 UTC+10:00] [Environment] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Week in wildlife: snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox

Snippet: View image in fullscreen‘Eat dust, fuzz-face!’ … grey squirrels play in a park in London, UKPhotograph: Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenDoing the twist … two cobras entwine during a courtship display at Chandrashekhar Azad park in Prayagraj, IndiaPhotograph: Prabhat Kumar Verma/Zuma Press Wire/ShutterstockShareView image in fullscreenA wild boar and its piglet cross a forest track in an area affected by wildfire near the town of Navas del Rey, south-west of Madrid, SpainPhotograph: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenHe’s

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/jul/31/week-in-wildlife-photographs-world-monkeys-cobras-fox

[2026-07-31 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: The vanishing terrorists: The New York Times' new Gaza reporting strategy - opinion

Snippet: How is a news outlet supposed to report on war casualties? This question is particularly worth asking when it comes to a news outlet that promises its readers journalistic professionalism “without fear or favor”, and even defines itself as "a newspaper of record", or a media outlet whose information archive is supposed to serve as a reliable historical reference.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-904208

[2026-07-31 18:28 UTC+10:00] [Comment & Analysis] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: MinterEllison threatens journalist again, BHP still suing coal miner

Snippet: Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can!

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/minterellison-threatens-journalist-again-bhp-still-suing-coal-miner/

[2026-07-31 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Tyla drops Nigeria tour date after xenophobia backlash

Snippet: Following growing criticism across social media linked to South Africa's anti migrants attacks,, South African music star Tyla has removed Nigeria from the list of destinations on her upcoming A*Pop World Tour.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/31/tyla-drops-nigeria-tour-date-after-xenophobia-backlash/

[2026-07-31 17:53 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Most teens are still on social media despite the ban. They say sites haven’t asked for their age

Snippet: More than eight in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government’s landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took effect because the tech firms failed to implement effective age checks, the country’s internet regulator has found.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/most-teens-are-still-on-social-media-despite-the-ban-they-say-sites-haven-t-asked-for-their-age-20260731-p60kg8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-31 17:19 UTC+10:00] [Australian Broadcasting Corporation] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program

Snippet: Hancock Prospecting says chair Kim Williams among those ‘on notice’ for failing to remove program that joked about turning Rinehart’s insides into a sausage roll

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/31/gina-rinehart-threatens-abc-with-legal-action-over-race-around-the-world-program-ntwnfb

[2026-07-31 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Media makes case to reveal high-profile man's identity

Snippet: Fri 31 Jul 2026 at 5:14pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/qld-cairns-court-npo-high-profile-man/106976638

[2026-07-31 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘Crossed the line’: Aggressive social media attack on minister in the hands of police

Snippet: A series of social media comments targeting NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty are being probed by NSW Police, with the Labor MP saying the threats of violence have “crossed the line”.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/nsw/crossed-the-line-aggressive-social-media-attack-on-minister-in-the-hands-of-police-20260731-p60kb7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-31 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Several drown as hundreds of migrants rush to Spain's Ceuta from Morocco

Snippet: Hundreds of people were converging on Morocco's northern town of Fnideq on Thursday evening, following rumours that the border with Spain's Ceuta had opened, according to an AFP journalist.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/07/31/several-drown-as-hundreds-of-migrants-rush-to-spains-ceuta-from-morocco/

[2026-07-31 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: What is reverse SAD? Understanding the summer blues and how to beat them | The National

Snippet: As the Northern Hemisphere settles deeper into the summer months, two social media platforms offer up very different portrayals of the season.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/wellbeing/2026/07/31/what-is-reverse-sad-understanding-the-summer-blues-and-how-to-beat-them/

[2026-07-31 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Hamas disarmament plan will ensure Oct. 7 'never happens again,' US officials say

Snippet: Washington has been working to ensure that the Trump-backed Hamas disarmament plan prevents another October 7-style attack, senior US officials told reporters during a Thursday evening press conference.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-904194

[2026-07-31 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Tesla denies sale of China business amid SpaceX merger buzz

Snippet: Employees work at the Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai during a government-organized media trip on April 14. © Reuters

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/electric-vehicles/tesla-denies-sale-of-china-business-amid-spacex-merger-buzz

[2026-07-31 16:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Teens flout social media ban, report says, citing lack of age checks

Snippet: Fri 31 Jul 2026 at 4:44pm

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/most-australian-teens-still-on-social-media-after-ban/106983414

[2026-07-31 15:59 UTC+10:00] [National / Queensland] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Fight to unmask high-profile man taken to Supreme Court

Snippet: A Queensland Supreme Court judge is hearing an application by several media outlets on Friday to lift a suppression order over a high-profile man linked to an extortion case in the state’s far north.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/fight-to-unmask-high-profile-man-taken-to-supreme-court-20260730-p60jvm.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-31 15:50 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Alan Jones’ lawyers fight to keep complainants’ evidence secret

Snippet: Lawyers for Alan Jones have lost an eleventh-hour bid to prevent media reporting on the evidence of complainants in his indecent assault and sexual touching trial.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/alan-jones-lawyers-fight-to-keep-complainants-evidence-secret-20260731-p60ke4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-07-31 15:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Australian jury convicts British social media star Yung Filly of fan assault

Snippet: British YouTuber and rapper known as Yung Filly, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, leaves Western Australian District Court in Perth, Australia, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Aaron Bunch/AAP Image via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/australia-yung-filly-rape-trial-barrientos-a9bc047830a6147c6784de37f563900c