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: Rob Reiner publicly said he was developing a television series about the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump called “The Spy and the Asset.”
Lead Stories rating: True (Rob Reiner publicly discussed the project in multiple interviews in 2020 and 2021, including appearances on MSNBC’s The Mehdi Hasan Show and SiriusXM’s The Dean Obeidallah Show.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Nick Reiner, arrested following the deaths of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, was undergoing gender transition at the time of the crime.
Snopes rating: False (The claim originated from a satirical Facebook post and there is no evidence from law enforcement or credible reporting that Nick Reiner was transitioning.) Unraveling baseless rumor Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Nick is transgender |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Our prices are coming down tremendously from the highest prices in the history of our country.”
PolitiFact rating: Misleading (Inflation is currently the same as when Trump took office: 3%. Peak inflation—9% in 2022—was not a record; true record highs occurred in the 1970s–80s. Inflation fell significantly during Biden’s final years.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Barron and Melania Trump quietly spent $10 million to build a church.
Lead Stories rating: False (Made-up claim) |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): The video shows Muslims in Australia smiling and celebrating after the Bondi beach terror attack.
The Quint rating: False Old, Unrelated Video Shared as Muslims Smiling After Bondi Beach Terror Attack |
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