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 Donald Trump (R): Reflecting Pool repairs will take about “two weeks.”
PolitiFact rating: False (The project had already exceeded that timeline, remained closed weeks later, and the administration said completion would take additional weeks.) Fact-checking Trump on Reflecting Pool renovation timeline, cost, contractor relationship |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim via Social Media: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said trillions of dollars of ordinary people’s “savings accounts and pension accounts” will be used to fund the construction of new data centers and power infrastructure.
Snopes rating: Mostly True (Fink was making a prediction of where funding would come from, not a declaration. According to a BlackRock spokesperson, Fink was referring to long-term investment accounts often used for retirement savings when he said “savings accounts,” not fixed-interest savings accounts available at banks.) |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: A video circulating in May 2026 authentically shows Pope Leo XIV saying, “Islam is a religion of peace we can learn from.”
Snopes rating: Fake Video of Pope Leo XIV saying that ‘Islam is a religion of peace we can learn from’ isn’t real |
| FALSE | (International: France): A BBC video report says French President Emmanuel Macron is deploying 800 French Foreign Legion soldiers to Armenia.
Lead Stories rating: False (No Such Report) |
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