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 via Social Media: Michael Whatley appointed a convicted sex offender to leadership roles in the North Carolina Republican Party while serving as chairman.
PolitiFact rating: Misleading (The individual, Harvey L. West Jr., a registered sex offender, did serve in party roles during Whatley’s tenure. However, Whatley did not appoint him as a district chair — he was elected by committee members. West said Whatley did appoint him to a separate committee, and this claim was not disputed, though he had already been serving in similar roles before Whatley became chairman.) Did Michael Whatley appoint a sex offender to party roles while GOP chair? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, admitted she “tested positive” for an undefined illness in late March 2026.
Snopes rating: False (No evidence provided.) Posts falsely claim Chelsea Clinton said she ‘tested positive’ for mystery illness |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: An image shows Donald Trump asked Ron DeSantis on Truth Social to pardon Tiger Woods after a DUI charge.
PolitiFact rating: False (There is no evidence Trump made such a post. The image circulating online is fabricated, and no credible reports or records confirm the claim.) No, Trump didn’t post on Truth Social asking DeSantis to pardon Tiger Woods |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: In March 2026, BlackRock “quietly filed” to acquire $22 billion worth of single-family homes across 14 U.S. states, amounting to roughly 47,000 houses that “will never be available for normal Americans to buy.”
Snopes rating: False (Originated from a parody account) Don’t buy claim BlackRock ‘quietly filed’ to acquire $22B in single-family homes across 14 states |
| FALSE | (International: UAE): Footage of damage to Dubai airport from Iranian missile attack.
AFP Fact Check rating: False AI-generated video misrepresented as damage from Iranian strike at Dubai airport |
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