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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| NO EVIDENCE |
Claim via Social Media: There was no chain of custody for 300,000 mail-in ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona, during the 2022 election.
FactCheck.org rating: No Evidence No Evidence for Kari Lake’s Claim that Maricopa County Ballots Lacked Chain of Custody Records |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: EctoLife is the world’s first artificial womb facility. It can incubate 30,000 babies a year.
Lead Stories rating: False (Concept CGI) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Dr. Robert Malone: World Economic Forum chose Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
AFP Fact Check rating: False (This is not true and Dr. Malone has become known for spreading falsehoods about the Covid-19 vaccines and virus.) World Economic Forum did not prematurely declare Kevin McCarthy speaker of the House |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: The IRS is legally required to audit the president.
VERIFYThis.com rating: False (Presidential audits have been official IRS policy since 1977, but they aren’t mandated by law.) IRS didn’t have to audit Trump, other presidents | verifythis.com |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: The World Economic Forum (WEF) and its founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, are planning a major cyber attack that would effectively shut down “our society as a whole.”
Lead Stories rating: False (No Cyber Plot) |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): Is the U.K. sending Apache helicopters to Ukraine?
Newsweek rating: False (The U.K.’s Ministry of Defence confirmed to Newsweek that Apache helicopters are not being sent to Ukraine.) Fact Check: Is the U.K. sending Apache helicopters to Ukraine? |
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