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
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: The WCHA shooter was shot by law enforcement during the incident.
PolitiFact rating: False (Authorities said the suspect was not struck by gunfire and was instead subdued and taken into custody.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Viral image of passport of “Priyanka Rao” shows real passport of wife of Cole Tomas Allen.
Lead Stories rating: False (Fake) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there would be “shots fired” ahead of a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 25, 2026.
Snopes rating: True (Leavitt made the comment while speaking to comedian and Fox News host Jimmy Failla about the expected content of U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming speech at the correspondents’ dinner. The phrase “shots fired” is a common figure of speech that refers to someone making jokes or jabs at another person. There was no evidence Leavitt’s remark referenced the shooting before it happened.) Did Leavitt say there would be ‘shots fired’ before White House correspondents’ dinner shooting? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: A Fox News clip proves the WCHA shooting was a staged “false flag.”
PolitiFact rating: False (The reporter’s call dropped due to poor cell service; no evidence supports claims the event was staged.) |
| FALSE | (International: Norway): The Norwegian Nobel Committee is studying the possibility of withdrawing the Prize from María Corina.
DigitEye India rating: False (There is no credible evidence to suggest that the Norwegian Nobel Committee is considering withdrawing the prize from the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Maria Corina. Instead, the Committee has confirmed that the Nobel Peace Prize cannot be revoked, shared or transferred.) Is Nobel Committee planning to revoke Maria Corina’s Nobel Peace Prize? Fact Check |
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