The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/02/2022

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. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. 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

MOSTLY
FALSE
Claim by Candace Owens: “NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”

PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (No legal agreement prohibits NATO from expanding eastward. )

Fact-checking claims that NATO, US broke agreement against alliance expanding eastward

BLATANT
LIE
Claim via Social Media: Rocket Launch Failure Killed 295 Russians On February 24, 2022.

Lead Stories rating: False (Old Video)

Fact Check: Rocket Launch Failure Did NOT Kill 295 Russians On February 24, 2022

BLATANT
LIE
Claim by Donald Trump (R): “I’m the one that ended [the Nord Stream 2] pipeline” from Russia to Germany.



FactCheck.org rating: False (Trump had nothing to do with it. German regulators must approve the completed, but not yet operational, pipeline.)

FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech

BLATANT
LIE
Claim by Joe Rogan and others: Steven Seagal Joined Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

Newsweek rating: False (From a movie.)

Fact Check: Claims Steven Seagal Joined Russian Forces Invading Ukraine

The Joe Rogan Experience Rating

FALSE Claim by Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.”

PolitiFact rating: False (Experts say there is no clear evidence that the law, which has no provision specifically for China, led U.S. companies to move jobs to China.)

Democratic group’s false attack on Wis. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson over outsourcing to China

BLATANT
LIE
(International: Russia): Claim by Russian Ministry of Defense: “The Russian Defense Ministry stated that only officers and contractors are participating in the military operation in Ukraine.”

POLYGRAPH.info rating: False

Who’s Fighting for Russia? Soldiers’ Families Fact-Check the Kremlin


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