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
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Elon Musk: U.S. gov gave the NY Times “tens of millions”
Newsweek rating: False (The claim is based on faulty research. It quoted a search of U.S. government spending that included unrelated organizations. An accurate search reveals that U.S. government agencies spent about $1.6 million over the past five years on The New York Times services, almost entirely on subscriptions.) Fact Check: US Government Did Not Give New York Times ‘Tens of Millions’ |
| FALSE | Claim by Slay News: “Japan sounds alarm as heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated”
Science Feedback rating: Inaccurate (The study cited in support of this claim examined myocarditis cases reported after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. But it didn’t report any alarming trends and the study doesn’t mention heart failure.) Japanese study misrepresented in posts claiming “heart failure surges among Covid-vaccinated” |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by RFK Jr.: GLP-1 drugs are “the first front-line intervention” to treat obesity “for 6-year-old kids”
FactCheck.org rating: False (They’re not. Guidelines recommend intensive behavioral therapy for children that age.) FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings |
| FALSE | (International: Russia): Claim by Dmitry Medvedev: “In the heat of candor, the leader of the Bandera regime admitted that he and his comrades had embezzled $100 billion.”
VOA rating: False False: Russian allegations that Ukraine ‘stole’ $100 billion of US funds |
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