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: Images authentically depict a photo of U.S. President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin hanging in the White House.
Snopes.com rating: True (It is real) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: The Epstein files contain an email thread between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein discussing an “epic island vacation”
Lead Stories rating: False (No email with the phrase “epic island vacation” appears in the released documents. The phrase “deal withthis . thanyou” visible in the image doesn’t appear in any of the documents either.) |
| MISLEADING | Claim via Social Media: “A Craigslist ad offered people $50 and free tickets to see the ‘Melania’ documentary in Boston.”
Snopes rating: Misleading (The Craigslist ad did genuinely appear and offered $50 and free tickets, but Snopes could not verify who posted it or whether the offer was legitimate, and there is no confirmed evidence that anyone was actually paid.) Craigslist ad offered people $50 to see ‘Melania’ movie in Boston. Here’s what we know |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Elliot Forhan, a Democrat running to be Ohio’s attorney general, posted a video on TikTok in which he says “I’m going to kill Donald Trump”
Lead Stories rating: True (Forhan, who served one term in the Ohio legislature, shared a 41-second-long video on his campaign’s TikTok account. He said if elected he would put Trump on trial before an Ohio jury and win a conviction that would result in an execution.) |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): Australian prime minister and Philippine broadcaster insulted Alex Eala.
AFP Fact Check rating: False Barbs directed at Filipino tennis player Alexandra Eala appear to be AI fabrications |
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