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
| FALSE | Claim by various conservative media outlets: “Johns Hopkins” study finds “lockdowns” had “little to no” impact on COVID-19 deaths.
FactCheck.org rating: False (A faulty unpublished paper.) What We’ve Learned About So-Called ‘Lockdowns’ and the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by the Other 98%: American Megachurches are not offering Relief and Support To The Ukrainian People Lead Stories rating: False (several of America’s largest congregations and denominations are actively soliciting and distributing relief to the people impacted by the war in Ukraine.) Fact Check: Many US Megachurches DO Offer Relief And Support To The Ukrainian People |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Sarah Godlewski (D): “Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite’s income from 2015-2019.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Pretty Close: The average annual cost of prescription drug treatment increased 26.3% between 2015 and 2019. U.S. Census Bureau data shows the median income for Wisconsin residents increased 15.3%.) Claim that prescription drug costs have grown nearly twice as much as incomes is mostly on the money |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: allegedly shows a CNN chyron reporting that Russian President Vladimir Putin warned India against interfering in his invasion of Ukraine.
Check Your Fact rating: False (Fake) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by the Daily Expose: “Worldwide data has confirmed the vaccinated are developing COVID vaccine-induced Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.”
Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (A pseudoscientific conspiracy theory that lives on…COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause AIDS, and they don’t make people more susceptible to HIV or AIDS.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
(International: Australia): Coffee is proven to cause certain types of cancer.
Australian Associated Press rating: False. There is no conclusive evidence that coffee causes cancer and some studies suggest it might even protect against some cancers. |
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