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 Viral image: The Biden administration “gifted the Taliban with $80 billion-plus” in military-grade weapons but now “wants your 9mm pistols.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Weapons were left behind but no evidence of it being 80 billion worth and not taking guns) No proof Biden left Taliban $80B in weapons, or that he wants Americans’ pistols |
| FALSE | Claim by Peter Ridd: “The amount of coral on the Great Barrier Reef is at record high levels”; those claiming the reef is threatened by climate change are alarmists
Climate Feedback rating: Inaccurate |
| FALSE | Claim by Instagram Post: Malala Yousafzai has been “silent about the cries of women and children suffering at the hands of the Taliban.”
FactCheck.org rating: False Malala Yousafzai Has Responded to Taliban Takeover, Plight of ‘My Afghan Sisters’ |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: ICU NURSE you’re being lied to about COVID ivermectin
Lead Stories rating: No Evidence Fact Check: ICU Nurse Offers NO Proof Ivermectin Is Effective At Treating COVID-19 |
| TRUE | Claim by Craig Thompson (R): “We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.”
PolitiFact rating: True Yes, 90% of Wisconsin’s roadways are maintained by local municipalities |
| FALSE | (International: Canada): Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi testified that COVID-19 is a hoax
BOOM Live rating: False Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Did Not Testify That COVID-19 Is A Hoax |
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