The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 7/07/2021

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 by Lori Lightfoot (D): Cook County’s criminal courts “have been shut down for 15 months.”

Politifact rating: False

No, Cook County criminal courts haven’t been ‘shut down’ for 15 months

FALSE Claim via Social Media: Plants can analyze human DNA and transform into personally customized superfoods

USA Today rating: False

Fact check: Plants exposed to human saliva won’t turn into superfoods

BLATANT
LIE
Claim by Donald Trump (R): Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.”



PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire

Trump misses mark on claim that Wisconsin Republicans refuse to investigate 2020 election

FALSE Claim by coolnewfinds.com: smartDOT re-tunes EMF radiation from all devices as featured in Business Insider, Bustle and Ecologist.

Lead Stories rating: False (unproven)

Fact Check: SmartDOT Radiation Protection Advertising Claims Are NOT Proven

FALSE Claim by Viral image: claims adding human saliva to the “seed of an edible plant” will allow it to become a “superfood.”

Check Your Fact rating: False

FACT CHECK: Does Human Saliva Turn Plants Into ‘Superfood’?

MOSTLY
TRUE
(International: Kenya): Claim by Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua – “Kenya’s elephant population has gradually increased at an annual rate of approximately 2.8% over the last three decades amid declining poaching.”

Africa Check rating: Mostly correct

Yes, Kenya’s elephants have increased in last 30 years but only census will plug data gaps

Xinhua Rating

Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact checks by third-party fact-checkers. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.

Video Advertisement


Do you appreciate our work? Please consider one of the following ways to sustain us.

MBFC Ad-Free 

or

MBFC Donation




Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources

Found this insightful? Please consider sharing on your Social Media:

Subscribe With Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to MBFC and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 22.9K other subscribers



Be the first to comment on "The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 7/07/2021"

Comments

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.