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 Meme: President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline because “Warren Buffet donated 58 million to Biden campaign.”
FactCheck.org rating: False Buffett Didn’t Donate to Biden or Cause Pipeline to be ‘Cancelled’ |
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Claim via Bitchute Video: Irish Health Service admits the COVID-19 virus has not been isolated in a lab and that masks, distancing and lockdowns are not effective in slowing spread of the disease.
Lead Stories rating: False
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Claim via Social Media: Under the 2017 tax law, “people who make under $75,000 will have their taxes raised in 2021 and every 2 years after that until 2027.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False |
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Claim by the Other 98%: various family members of individuals in former-President Donald Trump’s orbit received lucrative government positions.
The Dispatch Rating: Mostly True Did Family Members of Trump and His Team Cash In on Their Connections? |
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Claim by Ron Paul Liberty Report: “CDC Now Demands TWO Masks – Science…Or Tyranny?”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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(International: Philippines) Claim: Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has officially declared her candidacy for the 2022 presidential election.
Rappler rating: False FALSE: Sara Duterte declares presidential candidacy in January 2021 |
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