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: In August 2025, Cracker Barrel fired Arthur MacWaters, who headed marketing, over a company rebrand.
Snopes rating: False (Fake – Cracker Barrel confirmed it had no record of employing anyone named Arthur MacWaters, and a LinkedIn profile under that name didn’t list any work with the company.) Was an ‘Arthur MacWaters’ fired from Cracker Barrel over rebrand? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: A photo of Melania Trump kissing Jeffrey Epstein is real.
Lead Stories rating: False (AI Made It) Fact Check: Photo Of Melania Trump Kissing Jeffrey Epstein Is Fake — Colbert Didn’t Air It |
| TRUE | Did he say it?: In response to U.S. President Donald Trump claiming Washington, D.C., restaurants were closing due to crime, chef José Andrés wrote on X: “[It’s] a flat out lie that half the restaurants have closed because of safety … but restaurants will close because you have troops with guns and federal agents harassing people … making people afraid to go out.”
Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) José Andrés said Trump lied about DC restaurants closing due to crime |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Authentic clip shows South Park’s Cartman calling Trump a “bag of shit” and criticizes him for stealing from a cancer charity, bankrupting casinos, playing golf and building a golden ballroom.
Lead Stories rating: False (South Park has been critical of Trump, but this is AI generated.) |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): A video shows London police arresting an Israeli officer and her husband for war crimes.
AAP rating: False (The video shows a British adult content creator staging an arrest.) Bonnie Blue stunt falsely claimed to show Israeli army officer’s arrest |
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