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
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| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump (R): In Wisconsin nursing homes, there were “thousands and thousands and thousands of crooked votes” in the 2020 election.
FactCheck.org rating: False (No Evidence) Unraveling Trump’s Unsubstantiated Claim of ‘Crooked’ Nursing Home Votes |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Video: claims the U.S. Supreme Court signed a verdict to impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Check Your Fact rating: False (There is no evidence to suggest Pelosi has been impeached. The video does not discuss the impeachment of Pelosi or Hunter Biden’s laptop.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Kamala Harris announced her pronouns and outfit in a meeting.
Newsweek rating: True Fact Check: Did Kamala Harris Announce Her Pronouns and Outfit in Meeting? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Ray Epps Wife Robyn Works For Company That Owns Dominion Voting Systems.
Lead Stories rating: False (Another debunked Ray Epps conspiracy theory) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Tucker Carlson: Lancet study showed that vaccinated people have lower immune function than unvaccinated people; COVID-19 vaccines suppress the immune system
Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (The Lancet study cited in the video examined how COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness wanes over time. The study didn’t examine immunity to infectious diseases in general nor did it find that COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system.) |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): Claim by The Expose: Public health authorities are attempting to cover up Covid-19 vaccine-induced shingles by calling it monkeypox.
Full Fact rating: False (There is no evidence of a link between Covid-19 vaccines and monkeypox. Shingles is a different infection.) No evidence Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is causing monkeypox – Full Fact |
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