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
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Robert Ortt (R): During Gov. Hochul’s tenure, there has been “more crime on our streets.”
Politifact rating: Mostly True (Gov. Hochul took office in August 2021, and statewide data show the number of crimes and the crime rate is up from 2021. If the measurement starts in 2022, the first full year Hochul held office, the count is higher, but the rate is not. The rate of certain crimes have decreased significantly, such as murder, which has fallen by 29%.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: The Nobel Peace Prize Committee permanently disqualified Donald Trump
Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Release) |
| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump (R): The Paris Agreement required the U.S. to pay about $1 trillion.
FactCheck.org rating: False (The agreement did not require a set U.S. payment; developed countries collectively pledged $100 billion annually. U.S. spending beyond that stems from domestic policy, not the Paris accord.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Katy, Texas youth baseball coach was shot and wounded by men who “opened fire on a children’s baseball field.”
Lead Stories rating: False (Police said the three men arrested were target shooting in a pasture near the ballpark when a bullet carried downrange and hit the coach. They were charged with “Discharge of a Firearm — Deadly Conduct”, a felony.) |
| FALSE | (International: Israel): In September 2025, thousands of film workers signed a pledge vowing not to work with Jewish people.
Snopes rating: False Thousands of film workers signed letter boycotting Israeli film companies, not Jewish people |
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