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
| MISLEADING | Claim by Donald Trump (R): Crime dropped in 2025 “because of what the federal government’s doing.”
FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (The FBI reported historic one-year drops in violent crime and murder, but criminology experts said the causes are unclear and likely involve many factors beyond federal policy.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., once said, “Senior citizens have misused Social Security and that’s why I want it to sunset.”
Snopes.com rating: False (He never said that.) Did Ron Johnson say seniors ‘misuse Social Security’? There’s no evidence |
| MISLEADING | Claim by Stephen Miller (R): Children are getting “70 to 90 shots,” causing vaccine injuries, immunological issues and potentially neurological issues.
The Dispatch rating: Misleading (Miller overstated the number of doses; the CDC schedule through age 6 includes about 30 maximum doses, and studies show multiple vaccines do not weaken children’s immune systems.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: George Clooney said he was dissatisfied with Mamdani’s wealth tax.
AFP Fact Check rating: False (Satire) Criticism of Mamdani’s property tax attributed to George Clooney originated as satire |
| FALSE | (International: India): Rahul Gandhi made disgusting remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The Quint rating: False Did Rahul Gandhi Make ‘Disgusting’ Remarks on Modi, Meloni? Claim Is Misleading |
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