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
With Midterms coming up in November, we will publish as many politician facts checks as we can.
You are viewing this page ad-free
See all MBFC content Ad-Free
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Connecticut ballot initiative on early voting would “remove the requirement of a certified seal from certain ballots.”
PolitiFact rating: False (The amendment would eliminate a constitutional requirement that certain copies of election results sent to the secretary of state be under seal. A state official told us this is a reference to a wax seal used in the 1800s and is not a change that makes election results less official.)
Facebook post makes unfounded claim about security seals on Connecticut ballots |
| NO EVIDENCE |
Claim by Children’s Health Defense and Joseph Mercola: Getting more COVID boosters increases a person’s likelihood of getting COVID.
The Dispatch rating: No Evidence Fact Check: Do Booster Shots Increase a Person’s Likelihood of Getting COVID? |
| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Over 240,000 ‘unverified’ ballots have already been sent out in Pennsylvania, a total mess. The Democrats are playing games again.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Voters applying for a mail or absentee ballot are asked to provide proof of their identities. But ballots are mailed to voters even if they lack ID or it can’t be verified when they apply.) Trump falsely said Democrats are playing ‘games’ with ‘unverified’ ballots in Pennsylvania |
| TRUE | Claim by NBC News: “Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows”
Health Feedback rating: Accurate (One study and one working paper provide compelling evidence that COVID-19 death rates are higher in Republican counties and among Republican voters compared to Democratic counties and voters, respectively. Both studies also found that the mortality gap grew larger after COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the spring of 2021.) |
| TRUE | Claim by Ashley Hinson (R): Nancy Pelosi gave “$30,000 … to boost @LizMathis1’s campaign”
Politifact rating: True (Pelosi has made three direct donations to Mathis, totaling $4,000. However, she has donated $30,000 to a fund dedicated to supporting Mathis’ candidacy.) |
| FALSE | (International: Nigeria): “47% of people in Osun state live below the poverty line, the worst in the federation.”
Africa Check rating: Incorrect #OsunDecides2022: Did debating governor hopefuls in Nigerian state get their facts right? |
Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact-checks by third-party fact-checkers. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.
Latest from Factual News
- The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 09/25/2023
- Daily Source Bias Check: SCOTUSblog
- The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 09/24/2023 (Weekend Edition)
- Daily Source Bias Check: Sentencing Project
- MBFC’s Weekly Media Literacy Quiz Covering the Week of Sep 17th – Sep 23rd
- The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 09/23/2023 (Weekend Edition)
- Daily Source Bias Check: Defend Democracy Press
- The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 09/22/2023
- Daily Source Bias Check: Redoubt News
- (Media News) Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp.
Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources
Be the first to comment on "The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/07/2022"