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: Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act of 1986 written by Chuck Schumer makes it legal to “blow drug boats out of the water”.
Lead Stories rating: False (It says nothing about an unrestricted use of lethal force.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: The White House of U.S. President Donald Trump added commentary plaques beneath portraits in the “Presidential Walk of Fame” that referred derisively to past Democratic presidents.
Snopes rating: True (This has been verified as accurate by credible sources.) White House plaques on ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ criticize Biden, Obama |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): Joe Biden took office “as a result of the most corrupt Election ever seen in the United States.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Dozens of lawsuits challenging the 2020 election failed, and multiple independent reviews found no evidence of fraud that would invalidate the results.) Donald Trump’s plaques for past presidents include falsehoods |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): A video shows a British soldier confronting a police officer about arresting people for ‘words’ and saying they are a ‘disgrace to their uniform’.
Full Fact rating: False (This isn’t real. This clip has been created with artificial intelligence.) Video of soldier shouting at police officer is AI-generated – Full Fact |
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