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Claim via Social Media: Gay dating apps say they will out closeted Republican members of Congress if gay marriage is repealed.
Lead Stories rating: False (Originated as satire) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Video shows U.K. protesters blocking U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade in August 2025 with signs reading, “Fascism = Terrorism. J.D. Vance Out.”
Snopes rating: True (The footage is authentic and was confirmed by multiple sources, including activist groups involved in the protest near Chevening. The video and signage were documented across various social media platforms.) UK protesters blocked Vance motorcade with sign reading, ‘Fascism = Terrorism. J.D. Vance Out’ |
| UNPROVEN | Claim by rawstory.com: Ghislaine Maxwell has been cleared to leave prison on work release.
Lead Stories rating: Unproven (The claim originated from a podcaster’s interpretation of cropped, anonymous documents that cannot be verified. Maxwell’s attorney called the report “another false rumor,” and the Bureau of Prisons has not confirmed it.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): Higher tariffs caused “no inflation.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Inflation in June and July 2025 was 2.7% year-over-year. Economists expect tariffs to raise prices further once temporary price-absorbing factors fade.) Recapping Trump’s Deceptive Tariff ClaimsDonald Trump Rating |
| FALSE | (International: India): India brought back gold from overseas in response to US President Donald Trump’s tariff.
The Quint rating: False India Brought Back 100 Metric Tonnes of Gold in Response to Trump? A Fact-Check |
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