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
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: “DEMS OPPOSE GOP MOVE TO REMOVE DEAD PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS.”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim via Social Media: Dr. Anthony Fauci said there will be ‘two Americas’ based on COVID-19 vaccination
USA Today rating: Mostly False (taken out of context, Fauci is referring to increased Delta cases in lower vaccinated states, not the creation of two Americas’) Fact check: Fauci warns of COVID-19 rise, not creation of ‘2 Americas’ |
| FALSE | Claim by One America News Network: “Another study has confirmed hydroxychloroquine to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19.”
FactCheck.org rating: False (Disputed by Experts) |
| FALSE | Claim by Multiple sources: Marine painted house in patriotic colors after neighbors said he could not fly American flag year-round. AFP Fact Check rating: False (It was over a dispute with local preservation group. Had nothing to do with the flag.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Says the Make-A-Wish Foundation will grant wishes only to fully vaccinated children.
PolitiFact rating: False No, the Make-A-Wish Foundation isn’t granting wishes only to vaccinated children |
| FALSE | (International: India): 10 new rules by the Indian Railways which are going to be effective from 01 July 2021
FACTLY rating: False An old false message viral again as ’10 new rules by the Indian Railways from 01 July’ |
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