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: X owner Elon Musk fired 2,000 people at the company over a joke mocking late conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Snopes rating: False (Fake. Did not happen) Debunking claim Elon Musk fired 2,000 employees at X over joke mocking Charlie Kirk |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Video shows real song by Ed Sheeran titled “Rest in Peace, Charlie Kirk”, possibly sung together with Adele
Lead Stories rating: False (Just AI) |
| MISLEADING | Claim by Energy Secretary Chris Wright: Adding wind and solar requires “two grids” and always makes electricity more expensive.
Science Feedback rating: Misleading (All generation sources use the same grid; while renewables are variable, storage and backup options exist, and data show they don’t necessarily raise electricity costs.) |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: A White House video of Donald Trump speaking about Charlie Kirk’s assassination was AI-generated.
The Dispatch Fact Check rating: False (Experts found no evidence the video or audio was AI-generated; the visible glitch was likely standard editing.) Fact Check: No, White House Video of Trump Speaking About Charlie Kirk Was Not AI-Generated |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): The police estimated that three million people attended the “Unite the Kingdom” event in London.
Full Fact rating: False (The Metropolitan Police estimated that between 110,000 and 150,000 people attended.) Did police estimate three million people attended the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march? – Full Fact |
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