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
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “We’ve done better under my leadership than any country in the world in limiting measles.”
Associated Press rating: False (While measles outbreaks are global, U.S. vaccination rates have declined, cases are rising, and the country is at risk of losing its measles elimination status.) FACT FOCUS: RFK Jr. says the US is limiting measles outbreaks better than the rest of the world |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: A video shared online in mid-April 2026 authentically shows empty seating while Vice President JD Vance was speaking during a Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia.
Snopes rating: True (The video is authentic) Video authentically shows sparse crowd for JD Vance at Turning Point USA event |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: In April 2026, Democrats in California were attempting to pass a bill called the “Stop Nick Shirley Act” to “criminalize investigative journalism.”
Snopes rating: False (There is no such bill.) California bill dubbed ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ wouldn’t ‘criminalize investigative journalism’ |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he does not want to be a helpless spectator watching Israel set the world on fire.
AAP rating: False (The quotes attributed to him are fake.) Fake Albanese quote accuses Israel of setting ‘the world on fire’ |
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The blue/red status of the claim codes seem off at times. In the “Stop the Nick Shirley Act” check above, the claim is about a Democratic bill, but the claim itself comes from the Republican side.
The claim on the supposed “Stop Nick Shirley” bill was made and amplified by Republicans. It is not a blue or left-leaning claim, it’s a red/right-leaning claim about a bill put forth by a Democrat.