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 Viral image: Coca-Cola, Ben & Jerry’s and other companies support rioting.
PolitiFact rating: False |
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Claim by Social media: Democrats voted against notifying ICE when undocumented immigrants buy firearms
USA Today rating: Mostly False (old bill from 2019 that died in the Senate) Fact check: Meme misleads on Democrats’ vote on immigrants and guns |
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Claim by George Papadopoulos: Says Joe Biden is “withholding $150 million in aid from Ukraine” to “pressure Ukraine to drop all criminal investigations into him and his son, Hunter.”
PolitiFact rating: False (No evidence) No evidence that Joe Biden is withholding aid to Ukraine to help his son Hunter |
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Claim by the Daily Wire: the active warrant for which Minnesota police attempted to arrest Daunte Wright was related to an aggravated robbery case
Check Your Fact rating: False (wanted on a gun charge, he was set to go on trial for the robbery case) FACT CHECK: Was Daunte Wright’s warrant for aggravated robbery? |
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Claim via Social Media: 2342 Fatalities From COVID Vaccines, including Hank Aaron Marvelous Marvin Hagler killed by vaccine
Lead Stories rating: False (according to CDC no evidence people have died from the vaccine) Fact Check: Vaccine Claims Debunked: NO Evidence 2,342 Fatalities From COVID-19 Vaccine |
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(International: Iran) Claim: “Damascus says the U.S. is fully responsible for the adverse outcome of its criminal policies against Syria, calling on Washington to … compensate for the losses the nation has suffered as a result of the American military aggression and troop deployment.”
POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Damascus Makes Misleading Claims About Civil War Destruction |
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