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: U.S. President Donald Trump did not appear in public for a week after having a stroke in late May 2026.
Snopes rating: False (Posts from reporters and photographers showed Trump recorded interviews, met with White House advisers and went golfing between May 27 and June 3, 2026. A White House spokesperson called the claims about the president’s health “categorically false and slanderous.”) Did Trump stay out of public eye after having stroke? We set the record straight |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by James Talarico (D): “Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Hoffman was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child, later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor indecent assault, served 29 days in jail, and did not have to register as a sex offender; PolitiFact said the claim was accurate but needed additional context.) Fact-checking James Talarico’s attack on Texas AG Ken Paxton about sex abuse plea deal |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): His cognitive test results showed he has “extreme intelligence.”
PolitiFact rating: False (The Montreal Cognitive Assessment screens for cognitive impairment; a 30 out of 30 indicates normal cognitive function, not high intelligence.) Cognitive test Trump took screens for signs of dementia, not intelligence levels |
| FALSE | (International: India): Muslims threw beef in a Maharashtra temple, got beaten by Hindus.
AFP Fact Check rating: False Footage of brawl at Indian temple falsely linked to clashes over Eid celebrations |
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