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 Biden (D): “Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.”
Politifact rating: True (According to the most recent weekly data, the cost of a gallon of gasoline is $3.53. That’s exactly the same as it was just days before Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.) Have gasoline prices fallen to pre-Ukraine war levels, as Joe Biden said?
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| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Senator Warnock Runs Church With Women Wearing Penis Pants.
Lead Stories rating: False (Wrong Man) Fact Check: Sen. Warnock Is NOT The Man In The Photo With Women Wearing Penis Pants |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral image: Elon Musk said he’s buying Snapchat.
PolitiFact rating: False (There’s no evidence that Elon Musk said or tweeted this about Snapchat.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Tax records show that Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker declared Texas as his principal residence even after he began his run for office.
Snopes.com rating: True (Walker is considered a Carpetbagger) Is Georgia Senate Candidate Herschel Walker Really a Texas Resident? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Benny Johnson (R): Biden appointed a Satanist to lead the National Monkeypox Response Team.
Lead Stories rating: False (Crackpot claim. Not a satanist) Fact Check: White House Did NOT Pick ‘Satan Worshipper’ to ‘Oversee American Health’ |
| FALSE | (International: New Zealand): Claim by Redacted channel: New Zealand intelligence bosses are calling on citizens to report fellow Kiwis if they don’t agree with COVID-19 measures or want to send their children to school without a mask.
Australian Associated Press rating: False (The new security guidance relates to reporting suspected violent extremists only.) |
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