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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| TRUE | Claim by Joe Manchin (D): West Virginia is poised to “receive $25M for 160 orphaned well clean-up projects across the state.”
PolitiFact rating: True (Documents and news releases confirm that the Interior Department has authorized $25 million under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as an initial grant for capping orphan wells.) Is West Virginia set to receive $25 million to cap orphan wells? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Phoebe Adele Gates is “unvaccinated, not even [for] childhood vaccines.”
Health Feedback rating: Unsupported (Fully vaccinated) |
| TRUE | Claim by Everytown for Gun Safety: “Kari Lake is opposed to red flag laws.”
Politifact rating: True (Kari Lake has said publicly she opposes red flag laws.) Yes, Arizona Republican governor candidate Kari Lake opposes red flag laws |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Nancy Pelosi Spoke to Ray Epps Before January 6.
Lead Stories rating: False (No Evidence) Fact Check: NO Evidence Nancy Pelosi Spoke to Ray Epps Before January 6, 2021 |
| FALSE | Claim by Ted Cruz (R): “4.2 million illegal aliens have crossed since Joe Biden became president”
The Conversation rating: False (Inaccurate distortion of DHS immigration statistics.) Why the number of encounters at the southern U.S. border does not mean what the GOP says it means |
| FALSE | (International: Philippines): Human Rights Watch, an international non-government organization advocating for human rights, has not written about children in armed conflict in the Philippines.
Rappler rating: False Human Rights Watch has written about children in armed conflict in the Philippines |
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