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: Former U.S. President Joe Biden secured the release of roughly 140 hostages during the Israel-Hamas war, a total more than President Donald Trump.
Snopes rating: True (The Biden administration helped broker two ceasefire and hostage-exchange deals between Israel and Hamas — one in November 2023 and one in January 2025. Hamas released 105 hostages in the November 2023 deal and 33 in the January 2025 deal, a total of 138. The incoming Trump administration also participated in the January 2025 deal. As of this writing, Trump’s October 2025 ceasefire plan resulted in Hamas releasing 35 hostages.) Did Biden or Trump secure release of more hostages from Gaza? Here’s the tally |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Starting January 1, 2026, DNA testing will be MANDATORY before discharge from the hospital
Lead Stories rating: False (made-up claim) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: The U.S. Marines fired live ammunition over Interstate 5 in Southern California on Oct. 18, 2025, during an artillery demonstration at Camp Pendleton, causing a temporary closure of the highway.
Snopes rating: True (The live-fire occurred during an event celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Marines.) Marines fired live ammunition over California freeway after clash between White House and Newsom |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Federal officials found that 50% of Twin Cities immigrants committed fraud.
MinnPost Rating: False (The September 2025 “Operation Twin Shield” found 275 potential fraud or non-compliance cases out of over 1,000 targeted immigration files — not 50% of immigrants. Only 42 cases were referred to ICE and four led to arrests. The operation focused on specific cases, not the broader immigrant population of roughly 380,000 in the Twin Cities.) Did federal officials find 50% of Twin Cities immigrants committed fraud? |
| FALSE | (International: India): India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh admitted that India funded Taliban to fight Pakistan.
The Quint rating: False |
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