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 Laura Ingraham: “You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False (Misleading: migrants seeking asylum have been quarantining in a hotel before traveling elsewhere to await their court cases.) Fact-checking Laura Ingraham’s claim about immigrants staying in hotels |
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Claim by Tucker Carlson: Bank of America is “without the knowledge or the consent of its customers, sharing private information with federal law enforcement agencies.”
The Dispatch rating: False (They disclose sharing info) Is Bank of America Giving Away Customer Data Without Consent? |
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Claim by Ron Johnson (R): Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
Politifact Rating: Pants on Fire ( guns, explosives and other weapons seized) |
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Claim via Social Media: Oil is now $61.30 a barrel. The day Joe took office it was right around $25.
Lead Stories rating: False (was $53 on Inauguration day and $58 as of Feb 11.) Fact Check: The Price Of Oil Has NOT Increased From $25 To $61 A Barrel Since ‘Joe’ Became President |
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Claim by beforeitsnews.com: US Under Military Law, Congress Arrested, War With CCP Won and No One Knows It
Lead Stories rating: False (I have a bridge to sell) |
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(International: Pakistan) Claim: State Bank of Pakistan imposes charge on ATM receipt
AFP Fact Check rating: False Pakistan’s central bank did not order a fee on ATM paper receipts |
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