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
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim via Social Media: The administration of U.S. Democratic President Joe Biden put a $25 million bounty on Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro.
Snopes rating: Mostly True (In 2020, the first administration of Donald Trump placed a $15 million bounty on Maduro. The Department of Treasury then increased it to $25 million days before the end of Biden’s term in January 2025.) Did Biden put $25M bounty on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro? Here are the facts |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Alex Jones: A video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture.
PolitiFact rating: False (The video predates Maduro’s arrest and comes from 2024 protests over alleged election fraud; reporting shows Caracas streets were largely quiet following Maduro’s capture, with celebrations occurring mainly among Venezuelan expatriates abroad.) This video doesn’t show Venezuelans celebrating after Maduro’s capture |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): He was elected “in a landslide” with a broad mandate.
Associated Press rating: Mostly False (Trump won decisively but by historical standards did not achieve a landslide; his electoral vote total was lower than several past presidents and his popular vote share did not reach a majority.) FACT FOCUS: Trump’s glowing account of progress is at odds with his government’s own stats |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: A legitimate news outlet reported a DNI whistleblower has documents showing Hakeem Jeffries’ office tried to tip Maduro off to the raid.
Lead Stories rating: False (No such report could be found.) |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): The federal government has introduced seven new taxes in 2025, including an inheritance tax and a spare bedroom tax.
AAP rating: False (The taxes are either fabricated or misrepresent several changes or proposals.) Seven ‘new taxes’ scaring social media users don’t actually exist |
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