Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only use fact-checkers who are either signatories to 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
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by New Deal for All: Florida U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody “cast the deciding vote to block the release of the Epstein files.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Moody did vote against a procedural effort related to releasing additional Epstein records, but PolitiFact found it was misleading to describe her vote as the singular “deciding vote.” The measure failed by more than one vote, and the vote was not a direct up-or-down decision on releasing all Epstein files.) Florida ad exaggerates Ashley Moody’s role in blocking Epstein files release |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): The Biden administration allowed 25 million people to enter the U.S. illegally, including 11,888 murderers who came in “totally unchecked” and “unvetted.”
FactCheck.org rating: False (The 25 million figure is more than double available estimates of illegal crossings, unauthorized arrivals at ports and known “gotaways” during Biden’s term. The 11,888 figure included noncitizens who entered under multiple administrations, some legally, and many were incarcerated rather than roaming free.) |
| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump (R): He “inherited the worst inflation in American history” and has since reduced inflation to 1.8%.
FactCheck.org rating: False (Inflation was 3.0% when Trump took office in January 2025, far below the historical record, and it was 3.7% for the 12 months ending in September 2026. Core inflation was 2.6%, not 1.8%.) |
| FALSE | Claim by Defending Main Street PAC and Pine Tree Results PAC: Troy Jackson “wants to raise Social Security taxes,” including in a way that would hurt seniors.
FactCheck.org rating: False (Jackson proposes eliminating the cap on earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes, which would increase taxes on workers earning more than $184,500 and their employers. His plan would not raise taxes on Social Security benefits, and current beneficiaries would not directly pay more.) |
| FALSE | (International: Germany): A real news report from FOCUS Online tells about a new Eco Sanitation Act which will limit toilet flushing in Germany by 2027.
Lead Stories rating: False |
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