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: Donald Trump has already issued more executive orders in his second presidential term than he did during his entire first term.
Pew Research Center rating: True (As of Dec. 15, 2025, Trump has issued 221 executive orders in his second term, surpassing the 220 he issued across his full first term from 2017–2021, according to data from the American Presidency Project.) Trump has already issued more executive orders in his second term than in his first |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Rob Reiner’s name is on the “Epstein List”.
Lead Stories rating: False (An image that lists 165 celebrities and politicians, including Reiner, who purportedly visited “Epstein Island” is fake.) Fact Check: Rob Reiner Is NOT On ‘The Epstein List’ — It’s A Fake List |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis arrested a 55-year-old American citizen named Sue Tincher who was observing their operation.
Snopes.com rating: True (This was observed and verfied) Minnesota woman Sue Tincher was arrested by ICE while observing agents |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: “Forever chemicals (PFAS) are present in all U.S. water sources.”
Gigafact rating: False (PFAS are widespread but not detected in all U.S. water sources; testing limitations and geographic differences mean many sources show no detectable PFAS.) Are ‘forever chemicals’ present in all U.S. water sources? | Fact brief |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): Australian PM Anthony Albanese announced the suspension of visa services for Pakistani nationals after the Bondi Beach terror attack.
The Quint rating: False |
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