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
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted a video featuring Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids alongside footage of the TV show “Pokémon” and its theme song, often referred to as “Gotta Catch ‘em All.”
Snopes rating: True (Incredibly, this is true) Homeland Security posted video featuring ‘Pokémon’ theme song |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by President Donald Trump (R): “There’s no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant.
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Dangerous Disinformation: Doctors say acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is safe to take during pregnancy. Untreated fever in pregnancy can pose maternal and fetal health risks. Links between Tylenol and autism are based on inconclusive reviews of conflicting science, doctors and researchers said.) Trump is wrong: There are downsides to avoiding Tylenol, not treating fever while pregnant |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: A Minnesota man who removed his ailing wife from a nursing home and threw her a “death party” was arrested and sentenced to three years in prison.
Snopes rating: True Minnesota man was convicted of criminal neglect for throwing sick wife ‘death party’ in 2019 |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Dr. Oz stands to benefit from FDA promotion of folinic acid as therapy for autism.
Lead Stories rating: False (He has divested) |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): Claim by Donald Trump: London Mayor Sadiq Khan or the city of London wants to introduce Sharia law.
Full Fact rating: False (Sharia councils in the UK have no legal status, and there is no indication Khan or London authorities support introducing Sharia law.) No evidence for Donald Trump’s claim about Sharia law in London |
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