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
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: “Forty percent of homeless people are veterans.”
Gigafact rating: False (Veterans make up about 4.3% of the U.S. homeless population, not 40%. The December 2024 point-in-time count found 32,882 homeless veterans out of 771,480 total homeless individuals. The number of homeless veterans has declined 55% since 2009 and 8% between 2023 and 2024.) |
| MISLEADING | Claim by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R): “Democrats are funding $2 million for feminist democratic principles in Africa.”
The Dispatch Fact Check rating: Misleading (The measure supports the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s 2X Women’s Initiative, which promotes women’s economic empowerment in developing nations — not partisan or ideological programs.) Mike Johnson’s Claims About Democratic ‘Demands’ to End Shutdown |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim via Social Media: A video shared in October 2025 authentically showed a drag queen wearing revealing clothing while dancing in front of a preschooler.
Snopes rating: True (Not in a school, but the video authentically showed a drag performer wearing revealing clothing while dancing in front of a young child.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Authentic press release earnestly advertises East Wing rubble and a chance to “own a piece of the White House”.
Lead Stories rating: False (An image of the purported press release circulating on social media was full of nonsensical typos and redirected to a nonexistent website.) |
| FALSE | (International: Pakistan): Pakistan PM met Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2025
AFP Fact Check rating: False Doctored photo of Pakistani PM with Netanyahu misleads on social media |
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