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 via Social Media: An image of a large addition that replaces the West Wing and the west colonnade of the White House accurately shows what the new ballroom will look like
Lead Stories rating: False (AI – Not The Plan) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: A video shows President Trump cheating at golf during his visit to Scotland by having a caddie drop a ball for him.
The Ferret rating: True (The video appears legitimate and shows a caddie dropping a ball on the course, which violates official golf rules. According to the USGA and R&A, only the player is allowed to perform a drop, making this a breach of the rules—even if not during a competitive round.) |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Josh Stein (D): “Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Gun-related fatalities are the leading cause of death for children ages 1–17, but not when including infants under 1, whose top cause of death is perinatal conditions.) Is North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein Right About Gun-Related Child Deaths in North Carolina? |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: A 2002 photo accurately depicts 22-year-old Chauntae Davies, an accuser of Jeffrey Epstein, giving former President Bill Clinton a shoulder massage.
Snopes rating: True (The image is authentic and was taken during a humanitarian trip to Africa in 2002. Davies later stated that Clinton was “a perfect gentleman” and that she saw no inappropriate behavior from him during the trip.) Real photo shows Epstein accuser Chauntae Davies giving Bill Clinton shoulder massage in 2002 |
| FALSE | (International: Canada): Canada’s Aero-Vax program will spray populace with aerosol vaccine, from planes.
Lead Stories rating: False (The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have paid researchers to develop a needle-free inhaler to inoculate people one at a time against the virus that causes COVID-19. The post that pushes the crop duster idea includes a direct link to the research lab press release that shows an individual using an experimental in-mouth inhaler, not being aerial-bombed from the sky.) |
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