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
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova said, “Respect is earned, not given,” in response to U.S. President Donald Trump saying, “You have to respect the president. If you don’t respect the president, you’re going to have a problem.”
Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Did Martina Navratilova say ‘respect is earned, not given’ in response to Trump? |
| MISLEADING | Claim by Donald Trump (R): “The United States Supreme Court just ruled against men playing in women’s sports.”
PolitiFact rating: Misleading (The Supreme Court ruled that states may ban transgender girls and women from girls’ and women’s school sports teams, but it did not create a nationwide ban or prohibit states from allowing transgender athletes to compete.) Donald Trump overstates Supreme Court ruling on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Italy PM Giorgia Meloni said, “Nine countries have nuclear weapons. Only one has ever used them, the United States.”
Lead Stories rating: False (She never said that) Fact Check: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Did NOT Point Out US Nuclear Weapon Use In Response To Trump |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: An image shared online in June 2026 authentically shows a screenshot of The Trump Organization’s online merchandise store selling pieces of peeling paint from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Snopes.com rating: Fake (That could happen, but at this time it is fake.) Is Trump Organization selling peeling paint from reflecting pool? |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): A video shows UK police seizing a mannequin after the Pakistani community complained about its “immodest clothing”.
Full Fact rating: False (This video actually shows police officers attending a protest in November 2025 against the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action.) Video does not show police ‘seizing’ mannequin for ‘offending Pakistani community’ – Full Fact |
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