Each day Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. (D. Van Zandt)
Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience/Other
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Claim by Donald Trump (R): “The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right” about lockdowns to control COVID-19.
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim via Social Media: claims that a court case about President Donald Trump allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl will begin on October 14.
The Dispatch rating: False Is Donald Trump Facing a Court Case for Allegedly Raping a Teen in 1994? |
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Claim via Social Media: Says Joe Biden and Barack Obama “directly participated in a plot to have #SealTeam6 MURDERED, then arranged a massive cash deal as part of a cover up.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Trump retweets Benghazi conspiracy theory that falsely claims Biden, Obama killed Navy SEALs |
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Claim via Social Media: Did President Donald Trump tell reporters the main reason he nominated Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Justice was because she is attractive?
Lead Stories rating: False |
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Claim by Tommy Tuberville (R): Says Doug Jones “has voted to spend our tax dollars on late-term abortions” and “supports abortion up until birth.”
PolitiFact rating: False Tommy Tuberville wrong twice in attack on Alabama Sen. Doug Jones on abortion |
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(International: Australia) Claim: Labour Party leader and NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern claims New Zealand’s unemployment rate and government debt is lower than Australia’s.
Australian Associated Press rating: Mostly True |
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