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
| NO EVIDENCE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): There is a “350-foot gash” in the Reflecting Pool.
The Dispatch rating: No Evidence (Reports and court filings support that some sealant was cut or damaged, but publicly available evidence does not establish a 350-foot gash.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: A screenshot authentically shows a post by Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier that read, “I forgot to get napkins so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me.”
Snopes.com rating: True (It was posted on Twitter (X) in 2019) Darializa Avila Chevalier once tweeted that she wiped her hands on American flag |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Tommy Tuberville (R): Says benefits of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act are “going to go to a lot of people that are here illegally to build houses for them.”
PolitiFact rating: False (The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act does not mention immigrants in the U.S. illegally, and it does not change barriers to federal housing assistance for this population. The bill’s main goal is to expand affordable housing supply. People in the U.S. illegally who are renters or homebuyers could benefit from a larger supply of affordable homes, but so would American citizens and legal permanent residents.) Is the bipartisan housing bill for “a lot of people that are here illegally”? |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Donald Trump: Six people were arrested and seven cited in connection with damage at the Reflecting Pool.
The Dispatch rating: Mostly True (Available reporting supports the arrest and citation figures, but public evidence has not shown those people were responsible for all the damage Trump described.) |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): A real video shows Muslims shouting, “unclean” and spray painting the window of a butcher shop in England.
Lead Stories rating: False (AI) |
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