Published in Facterbot·May 16, 2018La UE no ha aceptado investigar la intervención policial en el referéndum catalánPor Andrés Jiménez Read in English El tabloide británico Sunday Express aseguró en un artículo publicado el pasado 12 de mayo que la UE había aceptado investigar las acciones policiales llevadas a cabo por la policía española en el referéndum de independencia de Cataluña. …Independencia3 min read
Published in Facterbot·May 16, 2018The EU has not agreed to investigate Spanish police for ‘brutality’ in CataloniaBy Andrés Jiménez Leer en español British tabloid Sunday Express published an article on May 12 claiming that the EU had agreed to investigate the intervention of Spanish police during the 2017 Catalan independence referendum. …Fake News3 min read
Mar 30, 2018Digan lo que DylanAndrés Jiménez – ¿Quién ha tirado el vaso a la calle? ¿Quién lo ha hecho? — grita Dylan dirigiéndose a un muchacho apoyado en la entrada de la habitación. El chaval apenas puede articular palabra, bien por el alcohol ingerido o porque está siendo vilipendiado en público por uno de…Music5 min read
Mar 1, 2018Italy Fights for a Fake News-free ElectionBy Andrés Jiménez Misinformation has become another factor to bare in mind when hosting an election, and it loos like it will be that way for a while. In Italy, where a new vote will be celebrated on Sunday, it has certainly played a big role. Polls predict that the…Journalism3 min read
Published in Facterbot·Feb 23, 2018The Double Check newsletterMany things have happened since I decided to start Facterbot last November. What started as an exciting side project is now a full-time commitment that many of you have found useful. Facterbot has now over 100 subscribers, and over 40% of them interact every day with our Facebook Messenger stories…Bots2 min read
Feb 22, 2018American Gun Violence in the Eyes of a SpaniardBy Andrés Jiménez A week after the devastating events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed by an unstable lunatic who was able to legally buy war weapons, lawmakers are busy trying to find new formulas that will prevent yet another tragedy. Armed teachers, bulletproof vests…Guns3 min read
Published in Facterbot·Feb 5, 2018Fake news sites claim Super Bowl was riggedThe Philadelphia Eagles lifted the Lombardi trophy for the first time last night after defeating the New England Patriots at Super Bowl LII by 41–33, and in the era of fake news, it was expected that there would be as many bogus stories as touchdowns. These started late January, when…NFL2 min read
Published in Facterbot·Jan 27, 2018Did Sturgeon ban the Union flag for the Queen’s birthday?Andrés Jiménez On Wednesday, several outlets including the Scottish Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph and Scottish Daily Express reported that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had banned the Union flag on royal occasions, such as the Queen’s birthday. It was a cover story in all three newspapers:Politics2 min read
Published in Facterbot·Dec 22, 2017El dudoso fraude electoral del 21DPor Andrés Jiménez No habían pasado ni cinco minutos desde el cierre de urnas y Elsa Artadi, coordinadora de la campaña de Junts per Catalunya, ya estaba frente a las cámaras para valorar la jornada electoral. …21 D3 min read
Published in Facterbot·Dec 13, 201792% of Nobel prizes were won by menBy Andrés Jiménez Alfred Nobel’s last will was to give out most of the wealth he had made during the years to the brightest minds in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. He did so by creating five different prizes, one for each of these categories. The awards, which were…Nobel Prize3 min read