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
| MISLEADING | Claim by President Donald Trump (R): Fourth-quarter growth was projected to be 5.4% (attributed to the Atlanta Fed).
FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow estimate changed over time and was lower by late January and early February, making the 5.4% figure outdated.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Mark Zuckerberg was subpoenaed over payments from Horizon Bridge LLC to the Butterfly Foundation connected to Jeffrey Epstein, having something to do with a “Project Looking Glass”.
Lead Stories rating: False (No news articles about the supposed subpoena or mentioning the statement were found.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Former U.S. President George W. Bush said he stopped playing golf during the Iraq War because he did not want families of fallen soldiers to see the commander-in-chief golfing during wartime.
Snopes rating: True (Bush made the statement during a live online interview with Yahoo and Politico on May 13, 2008, explaining that playing golf during a war could send the “wrong signal” to families of service members.) Did George W. Bush say he quit golf during Iraq War because he owed ‘solidarity’ to families? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Singer-songwriter and composer Trent Reznor said, “I am Gen X. I think we need separate bathrooms for MAGA. I don’t feel comfortable with them around women and children.”
Snopes rating: False (Reznor never said this.) Did Trent Reznor say, ‘I think we need separate bathrooms for MAGA’? |
| FALSE | (International: Bahrain): Bahraini authorities arrested an Indian telecommunications engineer, Nitin Mohan, for allegedly leaking confidential data to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad.
boomlive.in rating: False Claim Of Bahrain Arresting Indian Engineer For Mossad Espionage Is False | BOOM |
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