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
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Alberta Darling (R): “Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”
Politifact rating: Mostly True (Republicans scrapped Evers budget and wrote their own, which ultimately included a more than $2 billion tax cut package, the largest in state history. Evers signed it in July.) Yes, Republicans curbed Evers’ plan to raise taxes by $1 billion and inserted the tax-cut provision |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by thegatewaypundit.com: New England Journal of Medicine Admits COVID Vax May Not Be Safe for Pregnant Women.
Lead Stories rating: False (They did not and this is the Gateway Pundit) |
| FALSE | Claim by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D): The United States has one-third of the world’s billionaires and the fourth-highest poverty rate in the world.
The Dispatch rating: False (USA has ¼ of the world’s billionaires and ranks 108th in the highest poverty rate.) Does the U.S. Have the Fourth Highest Poverty Rate in the World? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Putting Hydrogen Peroxide In A Nebulizer Helps Fight Pathogens. Lead Stories rating: False (does not work and is dangerous to your health) Fact Check: Putting Hydrogen Peroxide In A Nebulizer Does NOT Help Fight Pathogens — It’s Dangerous |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by CNN – Megan Marples: “Cannabis consumers under age 45 are nearly twice as likely to have a heart attack.”
Health Feedback rating: Mostly accurate (but lacks some context) |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): The New South Wales (NSW) government has stopped enforcing public health restrictions.
Australian Associated Press rating: False Claims NSW is not enforcing COVID-19 rules are wishful thinking |
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