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
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Ron Johnson (R): Around the world, people who exercise their “health autonomy” and don’t get vaccinated are being put “basically into internment camps.”
Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (Internment camps throughout history housed people deemed political prisoners or enemies for years at a time. Not the same as a two-week quarantine for travel to Australia.) Johnson falsely says unvaccinated people around the world are being put into ‘internment camps’ |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by The Post Millennial and Social Media: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for scrapping the Nuremberg Code and forcing people to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
BOOM FactCheck rating: False (Did not happen) EU Commission Prez Ursula von der Leyen Did Not Call For Scrapping Of Nuremberg Code | BOOM |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: First Bible printed in America was printed by Congress for use in our PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Lead Stories rating: False (Not a schoolbook) Fact Check: First Bible Printed In America Was Not Printed By Congress For Use In Public Schools |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: A video shows the Michigan high school shooter impersonating a sheriff. USA Today rating: False (not him) Fact check: Viral Video shows officer, not Michigan school shooter |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social media: WHO, other organizations linked to chart of ‘planned’ COVID-19 variants and ‘launch’ dates.
USA Today rating: False (Crackpot conspiracy theories) Fact check: Image falsely ties organizations to COVID-19 theory |
| FALSE | (International: Indonesia): Indonesian civil service job vacancies given to Chinese citizens.
AFP Fact Check rating: False False posts misrepresent report of civil service examination in China |
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