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: During a January 2026 Fox News interview, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she wanted to give her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Snopes rating: True (During a Fox News interview, Machahdo responded to a question about a rumor that she had offered Trump her Nobel Peace Prize. She said “it hasn’t happened yet,” but added that “the Venezuelan people … certainly want to give it to him” and “share it with him.” However, Nobel Prizes can’t be officially transferred to someone else after they are awarded, so Machado couldn’t make Trump a laureate.) Did María Corina Machado say she wants to give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim Via Social Media: Video of Renee Good’s car shows it bore Antifa sticker and another that said “Transgender surgeries performed in this car”.
Lead Stories rating: False (Satire and AI) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: The U.S. and Palau signed a $7.5 million agreement that will allow the U.S. to send up to 75 non-criminal deportees to the island nation.
Snopes rating: True (Yes, an agreement was signed.) Palau agrees to take up to 75 deportees from US under $7.5M deal |
| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump: “People are leaving [Colorado] in record numbers!”
FactCheck.org rating: False (Population is in an upward trend.) |
| FALSE | (International: North Korea): North Korea’s Kim Jong-un called Venezuelan President Maduro his “friend” and called for his immediate release.
DigitEye India rating: False (While North Korea has condemned US strikes and the reported capture of Maduro, no such statement was made by Kim Jong-un. Other quotes attributed to Kim, including remarks about a world war and personal framing also seem fabricated.) Did Kim Jong-un call Maduro his “friend” and ask for his immediate release? Fact Check |
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