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 Donald Trump (R): “You go to a store, they don’t have bread.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Plenty of Bread) |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Ars Technica: The study by Rössner et al. “add[ed] further evidence for the usefulness of vaccines and their clear advantage over natural immunity”
Health Feedback rating: Mostly Accurate (It is true that the study from Rössner et al. reported a lower level of neutralizing antibodies following Omicron infection than after vaccination or infection with other variants. However, technical limitations—such as the small sample size and the fact that the assay was done in test tubes, which may not necessarily reflect what happens in the human body—prevent us from extrapolating the results to people in general.) |
| FALSE | Claim by Chiropractor Jen DePice: “It hasn’t been mandatory that any adverse events are reported” to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System following COVID-19 vaccination.
FactCheck.org rating: False (More pseudoscience claims from unqualified people. Health care providers are required to report certain adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination to VAERS.) Facebook Video Misrepresents CDC Report on COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters |
| TRUE | Did you Know?: The Diomedes islands located between Russia and Alaska are less than 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) apart, with a 21-hour time difference. Snopes.com rating: True Are Russia’s and Alaska’s Diomedes Islands Only 2.5 Miles Apart? |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Dr. Oz (R): “David McCormick fired Pennsylvanians and bragged about shipping their jobs to Asia.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False (He did cut 50 jobs in 2003, but there’s no proof that McCormick “bragged” about offshoring the jobs.) Dr. Oz claimed that GOP Senate rival McCormick ‘bragged’ about offshoring jobs. That lacks evidence |
| BLATANT LIE |
(International: Russia): Claim by Sputnik News in Arabic: “Private sources confirmed to Sputnik that 87 militants had left for Ukraine … all of the 87 used to be affiliated with Daesh [Arabic for Islamic State] before they merged into new groups.”
POLYGRAPH.info rating: False (No evidence) Russia Falsely Claims Foreign Jihadists Are Fighting on Ukraine’s Side |
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