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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| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Tony Evers (D): “An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”
Politifact rating: Mostly True (In the most recent Marquette Law Poll, 55% of respondents said they opposed the reversal of the landmark abortion law Roe v. Wade. Also in a recent poll, 64% of respondents said they want marijuana to be legalized in Wisconsin.) Evers right that majorities of Wisconsin voters support restoring Roe v. Wade, legalizing marijuana |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via viral image: Ukrainian soldiers keep getting photographed with Nazi tattoos.
Lead Stories rating: False (Not taken in 2022, and the person in the photo is a Russian named Roman Tolstokorov.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral image: Video confirms Pfizer’s CEO is “reptilian.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (This fact-check confirms that crackpots are real.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: The tweet that got Ye suspended for “incitement of violence” actually contained a symbol associated with the UFO-focused religion known as the International Raëlian Movement.
Snopes rating: True (Yes, but it should be noted that Ye praised Hitler before posting it.) Did Ye’s Tweet Contain the Symbol of a UFO-Based Religious Movement? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: USA today reported Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants have killed nearly 3000 monkeys since last December, 98% fatality rate
Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Article) |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): Claim by Australian Christian Lobby: Parents who urge caution to children questioning their gender or sexuality would be committing a crime if proposed legal changes are implemented.
Australian Associated Press rating: False (The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute proposal specifically puts in place protections for parental care and guidance.) |
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