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This Week in Fact Checking: HBCUs, Hunter Biden, Ron DeSantis

Fact Check / August 3rd, 2023 / By Andy Gorel

Notable fact checking coverage across the spectrum this week delved into claims about Florida's COVID-19 response, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Hunter Biden's business dealings.

Facts And Fact Checking, Race And Racism, Ron DeSantis, Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Donald Trump, Florida, Coronavirus, Social Media

Should Critical Race Theory Be Taught in Schools?

Recommended Reading / February 3rd, 2023 / By Divided We Fall (author)

Is opposition to CRT legitimate criticism or an assault on social progress?

Critical Race Theory, Education, Public Schools, Florida, Ron DeSantis, African American Studies

Misinformation Watch: Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Law, aka “Don’t Say Gay Law”

Misinformation Watch / December 7th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Florida's "Parental Rights in Education Act," has been coined the "Don't Say Gay Law" by critics. This law has amplified an ongoing culture war over what can be taught in classrooms, but what is actually in this highly controversial bill?

Ron DeSantis, Florida, LGBTQ Issues, Education, Culture War, Misinformation And Disinformation, Misinformation Watch, Woke, Parental Rights In Education

Hurricane Ian Arrives in Florida After Knocking Out Power in Cuba

Story of the Week / September 29th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Hurricane Ian strengthened to a Category 4 storm as it made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, just days after knocking out power for the entire island of Cuba.

Story Of The Week, Hurricane, Hurricane Ian, Florida, Cuba, Water And Oceans

Media Bias Alert: Protecting Parents’ Rights or Silencing LGBTQ+ People?

Bias / March 15th, 2022 / By Henry A. Brechter

A Florida bill has consistently been framed as anti-LGBTQ+ by left-wing media outlets, and consistently defended as protecting parents’ rights by right-wing sources.

Media Bias, Florida, Parental Rights In Education, LGBTQ Issues, Education, Children, Parenting, Culture War, Woke Culture, Censorship

Story of the Week: Virus Spikes in Florida and Across South, Falls Elsewhere; Interpretations Differ

Story of the Week / July 16th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Florida set a U.S. record earlier this week with over 15,000 new COVID-19 coronavirus cases reported in a single day, solidifying itself as a North American coronavirus epicenter while other regions seem to gain...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Florida, Media Bias, Public Health

Clicks Over Ethics: Andrew Gillum, Media Bias and Sensationalism

News / March 17th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

How should the media cover possible drug overdoses? What about when a former candidate for governor is present at the scene, heavily intoxicated, and possibly cheating on his wife? Sensationalism, a type of media bias , was visible far and wide after former Florida Democratic...

Media Bias, Media Industry, Democratic Party, Florida

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