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 Montgomery County Republican Party: The Department of Government Efficiency in the U.S. discovered that a Louisiana man was using 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers to collect more than $1 million annually in Social Security benefits.
Snopes rating: False (It is fake.) No, DOGE didn’t discover Louisiana man using 34 different names to collect Social Security benefits |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Zero votes for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Rockland County, New York, precinct proves Elon Musk hacked 2024 presidential election.
PolitiFact rating: False (Experts said it’s not evidence of election hacking, as Ramapo has a large Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish population that often votes in blocs in support of their rabbis’ endorsed candidates.) Why did Kamala Harris get zero votes in this NY precinct? It’s not because of Elon Musk |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Maine will not send federal taxes from paychecks as revenge against Trump.
News Center Maine rating: False (An Instagram post falsely quoted Maine Gov. Janet Mills.) VERIFY | No, Maine is not taking out federal taxes from paychecks |
| FALSE | (International: Ukraine): Volodymyr Zelenskiy has blocked access to Trump’s Truth Social across Ukraine.
Australian Associated Press rating: False (Truth Social has never been available in Ukraine.) |
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