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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: Erika Kirk said she would get less hate if she had touched Vice President JD Vance’s backside.
Snopes rating: True (In an interview with Megyn Kelly, Kirk responded to criticism of their widely discussed hug. After Kelly remarked that critics acted “like you touched the back of his a**,” Kirk replied, “I feel like I wouldn’t get as much hate if I did that.” Although not stated in the exact wording circulating online, Kirk clearly affirmed the sentiment.) Erika Kirk said she would get less hate if she had touched Vance’s backside |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Tricia McLaughlin (R): “There are about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens in North Carolina and Charlotte jails that sheriffs refuse to turn over to ICE.”
PolitiFact rating: False (No evidence shows 1,400 undocumented people are being withheld from ICE. A 2024 state law requires sheriffs to cooperate with ICE detainers, and sheriffs in Wake and Mecklenburg report full compliance. DHS offered no data supporting McLaughlin’s assertion. Sheriffs’ officials and the NC Sheriffs’ Association say no jail is refusing ICE transfers.) No, NC jails aren’t refusing to turn inmates over to immigration officials |
| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump (R): “In nine months, we’ve lifted over 600,000 Americans off of food stamps, and that’s a record.”
Factcheck.org Rating: False (SNAP enrollment did fall by about 645,000 from January to May 2025, but this was not a record. A larger decline (870,000) occurred between Oct. 2024 and Jan. 2025. Declines reflected normal economic patterns and administration policies discouraging participation, not a historic achievement.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Alex Berenson: “mRNA COVID vaccines change genetic structures in ways linked to cancer and autoimmune disorders.”
Science Feedback rating: Inaccurate (Berenson misrepresented a German study that examined epigenetic changes in immune cells after mRNA vaccination. The study found transient histone modifications associated with immune memory—not genetic alterations linked to cancer. The authors stated explicitly that their research has no connection to leukemia or cancer.) Journalist Alex Berenson misrepresents German study on COVID-19 mRNA vaccination |
| FALSE | (International: Israel): This is a real video of Israeli soldiers setting fire to an American flag.
Lead Stories rating: False (AI-generated) Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Israeli Soldiers Burning an American Flag |
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