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 by Donald Trump (R): The American childhood vaccine schedule “long required 72 jabs” for babies, far more than any other country.
FactCheck.org rating: False (Babies do not receive 72 vaccines; by age 2, U.S. children are recommended about 30 doses protecting against 15 diseases, often given in combination shots. Counts reaching the 70s rely on misleading assumptions.) Trump, FDA Make Misleading International Vaccine Schedule Comparisons |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Rep. Sean Casten (D): Trump spent Thanksgiving 2017 with Jeffrey Epstein.
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Emails cited do not prove a meeting; public records and reporting show Trump spent Thanksgiving 2017 at Mar-a-Lago, with no evidence Epstein was present.) Six years after his death, Jeffrey Epstein still fuels conspiracies and falsehoods |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: A 90-year-old man killed two thieves inside his home and is now being sued by their families for $1 million in damages.
Lead Stories rating: False (This story is made up, designed to get social media engagement by causing outrage.) |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): 2.4 million households in Britain have cancelled their BBC TV licence fee since 2020.
Full Fact rating: False (We’ve found no evidence to support this figure, which the BBC says it doesn’t recognise. There are no published figures specifically on cancellations. According to the latest data the number of TV licences in force dropped by 1.49 million between 2020/21 and 2024/25._ How many households have cancelled the BBC TV licence fee since 2020? – Full Fact |
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