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. When appropriate we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (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 Chuck Grassley (R): “Welcome 2 Pres Biden’s America where inflation is costing households an extra $175 a month.”
Politifact rating: Mostly True (That extra $175 a month applies to the median U.S. household income of $70,000 and would be lower for salaries below that, and higher for salaries above that.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Dr. Dolores Cahill: The Amish community are completely disease-free, including from COVID-19.
Australian Associated Press rating: False. (There are numerous documented examples of disease outbreaks and COVID-19 cases in the Amish community.) |
| FALSE | Claim by Joe Biden (D): “When I first got elected, there were only 2 million people who had COVID shots in the United States of America—had the vaccine. Now we got 190 million, because I went out and bought everything I could do.”
The Dispatch rating: False (the numbers are wrong, but more importantly 800 million doses were ordered by the Trump administration.) Fact Checking President Biden’s Town Hall Claims About the Vaccine Rollout |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim via Social Media: Every peer-reviewed study says immunity gained after recovering from COVID-19 is superior to vaccination.
Lead Stories rating: Mostly False (Not all studies, but some studies do show that) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: “The Canadian government threatens to fire any government employee who uses ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ in communications.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Fake) Canada did not ban use of ‘Let’s go Brandon,’ as fake memo claimed |
| FALSE | (International: Philippines): Claim by Rodrigo Duterte: ABS-CBN has not been paying its taxes to the government.
VERA Files rating: False VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Duterte falsely claims LP gave water concession to Ayalas – Vera Files |
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