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
Fact Checker bias rating Codes: Red = Right-Leaning, Green = Least Biased, Blue = Left-Leaning, Black = Unrated by MBFC
| FALSE | Claim by Rep. James Comer (R): NIH’s Oct. 20 letter about research on bat coronaviruses in China “proves all along that this virus was started in the Wuhan lab.”
FactCheck.org rating: False ( it is possible it started in the Wuhan Lab, but there is no definitive proof at this point.) Republicans Spin NIH Letter About Coronavirus Gain-of-Function Research |
| FALSE | Claim by visiontimes.com: Study Finds COVID Spike Protein Created in Vaccines ‘Hijacking’ Human Body DNA Repair and Adaptive Immune System Mechanisms – Vision Times
Lead Stories rating: False (Flawed Study)
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| FALSE | Claim by Hakeem Jeffries (D): “There are approximately 100,000 structural — structurally deficient bridges in America that could crumble or collapse at any moment.”
The Washington Post rating: Three Pinocchios (Doubles the number) Analysis | A bridge too far: Jeffries doubles the number of ‘structurally deficient’ bridges |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Mike Lindell / frankspeech.com: Trump got 80 million votes in the 2020 election.
Lead Stories rating: False (Lindell lied to Trump) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: An image shows a COVID-19 vaccine appointment sign with an organ donation reminder.
USA Today rating: False (Altered sign) |
| FALSE | (International: India): Prime Minister Narendra Modi bowed down before Jawaharlal Nehru’s statue.
The Quint rating: False Fact-Check | Did PM Narendra Modi Bow Down Before Former PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s Statue? Nope. |
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