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
You are viewing this page with fewer Ads
See all MBFC content Completely Ad-Free
| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump (R): Violent crime in Manhattan is “now at a record level.”
Politifact rating: False (There were about 34,000 reported felonies boroughwide in 2022. That figure was almost 150,000 in 1990, or nearly five times higher than today’s level.) Donald Trump exaggerates Manhattan crime levels in attacks on DA in Stormy Daniels case |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral Image: An image shared on Facebook claims to show Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signing a rollback in child labor protections.
Check Your Fact rating: False (She did not) |
| FALSE | Claim by Tucker Carlson: Silicon Valley Bank “donated $73M to ‘BLM Movement.
Politifact rating: False (Black Lives Matter is not one entity with a set agenda. It is a decentralized international activist movement with no formal hierarchy. Silicon Valley Bank’s charitable contributions that were counted in the think tank’s total went primarily to groups and initiatives that had no clear association with the Black Lives Matter movement.) Claim that Silicon Valley Bank donated $73 million to Black Lives Matter is unsupported |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Peter McCullough, Ben Lynch: “Dissolution of Spike Protein by Nattokinase: Holy Grail of COVID-19 Vaccine Detoxification”; long COVID is caused by persistent spike protein in the body
Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (There’s no evidence that the spike protein generated through vaccination causes harm. COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been shown to be toxic, so it is unnecessary to “detox” from it.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Ron DeSantis said he would review any extradition request for Donald Trump “ to ensure that no citizen of my state will have his rights violated by vindictive prosecutors in other states.”
The Dispatch rating: False (He said his office would not get involved.) Fact Check: What Did Ron DeSantis Say About Donald Trump’s Potential Extradition? |
| FALSE | (International: Russia): Claim by Vladimir Putin: “[Russia and China] jointly work to create a more just and democratic multipolar world order, which should be based on the central role of the U.N., its Security Council, international law, and the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter.”
POLYGRAPH.info rating: False |
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.
The Latest Factual News
- The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/08/2023by Media Bias Fact Check on June 8, 2023 at 6:00 am
- Daily Source Bias Check: Bioscience Resource Projectby Media Bias Fact Check on June 8, 2023 at 4:00 am
- Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson kicks off new show on Twitterby newsfactsnetwork on June 8, 2023 at 1:18 am
- Secret Service agents have testified in Trump classified documents probeby newsfactsnetwork on June 8, 2023 at 1:18 am
- U.S. Senate Leader Schedules Classified AI Briefingsby newsfactsnetwork on June 7, 2023 at 4:19 pm
- Conservatives block bills to protect gas stove amid feud over McCarthy debt dealby newsfactsnetwork on June 7, 2023 at 4:18 pm
- North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum launches long-shot 2024 GOP bidby newsfactsnetwork on June 7, 2023 at 10:16 am
- Media News: Chris Licht out at CNN after tumultuous run as CEOby Media Bias Fact Check on June 7, 2023 at 10:05 am
Be the first to comment on "The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/27/2023"