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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| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Candace Owens: “Why is the Taliban banning the [COVID-19] vaccines?”
FactCheck.org rating: False (There is currently no such ban) Social Media Posts Mislead on COVID-19 Vaccines, Deaths in Afghanistan |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Ted Nugent: COVID-19 vaccines didn’t pass animal studies
USA Today rating: False (All passed animal testing)
Fact check: Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines all passed animal testing |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral image: “FEMA forcibly vaccinating Ida evacuees.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Originated on the satire site Real Raw News, but still duping fact-checkers apparently.) No, FEMA isn’t forcing Ida evacuees to get a COVID-19 vaccine |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media and Occupy Democrats: Ivermectin reduces male fertility.
Lead Stories rating: False (No clear evidence from a questionable study) |
| TRUE | Claim by Kevin McCarthy (R): Joe Biden said “I don’t think it should be mandatory” back in December 2020 when asked about COVID vaccine mandates.
Newsweek rating: True (Biden said: “No, I don’t think it should be mandatory. I wouldn’t demand it to be mandatory.” Fact Check: Did Joe Biden reject idea of mandatory vaccines in December 2020? |
| FALSE | (International: Afghanistan): Claim by India Today – Photo shows the new Governor of Afghanistan’s Central Bank with a gun and laptop
Newsmeter rating: False Fact Check: Did Indian news channels misidentify Afghanistan central bank’s new governor? |
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