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
| NO EVIDENCE |
Claim via Social Media: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a secret Grindr account, as alleged by TikTok user @razzledazzlemo.
Snopes rating: Unverified (There is no credible evidence that Mike Johnson ever had a Grindr account. The TikTok user who made the claim has provided no proof, and no reputable media outlet has corroborated it. The user has, however, raised over $29,000 through GoFundMe for “legal expenses.” Snopes notes there is not enough verified evidence to confirm or debunk the rumor.) Baseless rumor about Mike Johnson’s alleged Grindr account keeps spreading online |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow revealed Speaker Mike Johnson’s wife’s secret LLC.
Lead Stories rating: False (She never revealed that.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: A man in Tennessee was jailed for posting a meme deriding President Donald Trump following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Snopes rating: True (Larry Bushart was arrested in late September 2025 by the Perry County Sheriff’s Office after posting a meme referencing Trump and a 2024 school shooting. Authorities charged him with making “threats of mass violence on school property.” The charge was dropped on Oct. 29, and Bushart was released after being held on a $2 million bond.) Man jailed in Tennessee after posting meme deriding Trump following Charlie Kirk’s death |
| MISEADING | Claim by Scott Bessent (R): “Overall, the inflation since President Trump” took office “has come down.”
PolitiFact rating: Misleading (Inflation has generally risen during Trump’s presidency, though core inflation slightly declined and wages grew faster than prices.) |
| FALSE | (International: Germany): Germany Officially Designates Antifa a ‘Domestic Terror Group’.
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Germany Did NOT Designate Antifa A ‘Domestic Terror Group’ |
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Be more careful playing into narratives, i.e. ANTIFA wasn’t designated a “domestic terror group” because it is not a group at all. Your answer implies that it is an organization, which is the intent of the creators of this falsehood. It’s like declaring Media Bias Fact Check a terrible travel agency, and you respond it is not a terrible travel agency. The truth is it is not a travel agency at all.