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
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Nikki Haley (R): China “bought 400,000 acres [of U.S. farmland] near our military installations.”
FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (Exaggerates only two plots are near military areas.) FactChecking Haley’s Claim on China, U.S. Farmland and Military Installations |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Physical Therapist Austin Lake: “the number 1 indicator of parasites is actually an autoimmune condition”
Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (First point: Physical Therapists are experts in orthopedic rehabilitation, not autoimmune conditions. Th2 cells cannot create antibodies, as Lake claimed. Antibody-producing cells are B cells, a subset of immune cells that has a different developmental pathway and biological function from T cells.) No scientific evidence indicates that parasites are the key cause of autoimmunity |
| FALSE | Claim via Social media: There are more registered voters than residents in Oregon
USA Today rating: False (There are 4.3 million residents and 3 million registered voters in Oregon. Active registration is still regularly updated to remove people who die, move or become ineligible for reasons other than not voting.) False claim that Oregon voters outnumber residents | Fact check |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: A Boston church burned during “a homosexual marriage” and there were no survivors.
PolitiFact rating: False (Struck by lightning and no marriage at the time.) Massachusetts church wasn’t hosting same-sex wedding when it burned down after lightning strike |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral Image: Image shows Jeffrey Epstein with Elon Musk, Spike Lee and Ashton Kutcher.
Check Your Fact rating: False (Digitally altered) FACT CHECK: Does Photo Show Jeffrey Epstein With Spike Lee and Elon Musk? |
| FALSE | (International: Italy): Italian government offered Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk the opportunity to fight at Colosseum
Lead Stories rating: False (No offer) |
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.
Follow Media Bias Fact Check:
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@mediabiasfactcheck
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MBFC_News
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mediabiasfactcheck
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@mediabiasfactcheck
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediabiasfactcheck/
The Latest Factual News
- MBFC’s Weekly Media Literacy Quiz Covering the Week of Sep 17th – Sep 23rdby Media Bias Fact Check on September 23, 2023 at 7:30 am
- The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 09/23/2023 (Weekend Edition)by Media Bias Fact Check on September 23, 2023 at 6:00 am
- Daily Source Bias Check: Defend Democracy Pressby Media Bias Fact Check on September 23, 2023 at 4:00 am
- House Dem: Bob Menendez should resignby newsfactsnetwork on September 22, 2023 at 7:17 pm
- Biden to walk picket line with UAWby newsfactsnetwork on September 22, 2023 at 7:17 pm
- Border apprehensions up nearly 27 percent from July to Augustby newsfactsnetwork on September 22, 2023 at 7:17 pm
- Trump demands Republicans shut down government to ‘defund’ his criminal prosecutionsby newsfactsnetwork on September 22, 2023 at 1:16 pm
- The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 09/22/2023by Media Bias Fact Check on September 22, 2023 at 6:00 am
TWO plots is enough. You know better than that!
Claim by Nikki Haley (R): China “bought 400,000 acres [of U.S. farmland] near our military installations.”
FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (Exaggerates only two plots are near military areas.)
FactChecking Haley’s Claim on China, U.S. Farmland and Military Installations