On 8th January, BBC News headline: “Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers”. According to this article by Liv McMahon, Zoe Kleinman and Courtney Subramanian:

> Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style "community notes" where commenting on the accuracy of posts is left to users.

Today in the Daily Monsoon, I check the facts on this article on fact-checking.

On 6th January 2025, the Associated Press reported, “A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops the list of world’s oldest living person at nearly 117.”

Today, the Daily Monsoon takes a look at what it means to live long and prosper in the new year.

On 3rd January 2025, an article by Ilsa Chan, Channel News Asia, has the headline, “Actor and F&B Entrepreneur Ben Yeo Shutting High-End Chinese Restaurant Following Losses of S$1 million over 2 years”.

While everyone is still wishing each other “Happy New Year”, the Daily Monsoon will start the year by talking about happy beginnings and sad endings.

On 30 December 2024, the headline in Kotaku reads, “Champion Magnus Carlsen Rocked The Chess World By Refusing to Take Off His Jeans”. In today’s episode of the Daily Monsoon, we will take a close look at the bad boy of the chess world.

On 2nd January 2025, Channel News Asia published a commentary by Andy Loe, titled “It’s Time to Jump Off the Tuition Treadmill”. The lede says, “Grades are important, but they’re not everything.”

Hi, my name is Terence, host of the Daily Monsoon podcast. For today, let’s ask a few questions on the topic, explore and reflect on what Andy Loe has to say.

On Sunday, 29th December 2024, Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed in South Korea, killing 179 passengers and crew.

Each of these lives tells a story, one which their loved ones are sharing right now. While others celebrate and wish one another a happy new year, 179 families are not in any position to wish or receive such greetings.