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.: The Trump administration approved a record 67 new drugs in 2025.
FactCheck.org rating: False (FDA data shows 69 comparable products were approved in 2024, meaning the 2025 figure was not a record.) |
| MISLEADING | Claim via Social Media: “Renewables are the main reason consumers pay higher energy prices.”
Science Feedback rating: Misleading (Renewables can affect prices depending on policy and market structure, but fossil fuel price spikes have been a major driver of recent high electricity and energy costs, especially after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and other supply shocks.) Fossil fuels receive more government support than renewables |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: “San Diego mosque shooters identified as trans couple.”
PolitiFact rating: False (San Diego police and the FBI have not described Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez as transgender or a couple, and there is no public evidence supporting the claim.) No evidence that San Diego mosque shooting suspects were transgender couple |
| FALSE | (International: Pakistan): PTI official beat up a mosque leader for not praying for Imran Khan’s release.
AFP Fact Check rating: False Brawl at Indian mosque misrepresented as Imran Khan’s supporters beating up imam |
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