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
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Photo shows CNN praising the Taliban for wearing masks and a peaceful takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan
BOOM Live rating: False (Fake) No, CNN Did Not Praise Taliban For ‘Wearing Masks’ And ‘Peaceful’ Takeover |
| FALSE | Claim by Gary Sides to NC School Board: The United States’ southern border is “basically open” and is “a super spreader event.”
Politifact rating: False (The border is not “basically open,” nor are authorities allowing migrants into the country without screening them.) North Carolina school leader repeats false claims about immigration, COVID |
| FALSE | Claim by Robert Malone of Washington Times: COVID-19 vaccines are not safe and they increase the number of vaccine-resistant mutants.
Health Feedback rating: Low Scientific Credibility |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Rachel Campos-Duffy: Says of UW-Madison, “It cost the university $50k (your tax dollars) to remove” a rock considered by some a symbol of racism.
Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (Paid with donations) No, taxpayer funds were not used to remove rock deemed by some to be racist from UW-Madison campus |
| FALSE | Claim by Jen Psaki (D): Donald Trump suggested people inject poisons to treat COVID.
Newsweek rating: False (exaggerated, Trump asked about the possibilities of disinfectants as a treatment, but never suggested people inject anything) Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Suggest People Inject Poison to Cure COVID? |
| BLATANT LIE |
(International: Thailand): Image shows bodies of people who have died from Covid-19
AFP Fact Check rating: False Image of fake corpses from Thai protest used to mislead about Covid-19 deaths |
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