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 Donald Trump (R): His administration achieved the largest recorded drop in violent crime and got “most” hardcore criminals out of the country.
FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (The 2024-to-2025 declines in violent crime and murder were the largest one-year drops in available FBI data, but crime had already been declining for several years. Researchers found no clear evidence that increased immigration enforcement caused the decline.) FactCheck.org |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): The recent increase in U.S. auto manufacturing investment is “all because” of his tariffs.
Associated Press rating: False (Tariffs may have encouraged some production shifts, but experts said auto investment decisions are long-term and influenced by many factors. Tariffs can also raise manufacturing costs by increasing the price of imported steel, aluminum and components.) FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off. |
| FALSE | Claim by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Energy Secretary Chris Wright: Biden-era power plant regulations threatened U.S. electrical grid reliability by forcing reliable coal and natural gas plants offline.
FactCheck.org rating: False (The 2024 power plant rule did not pose a significant reliability threat. Grid operators had time to plan for plant retirements, renewable generation can be paired with battery storage, and outages during extreme weather have also been caused by failures at coal and natural gas plants.) |
| MISLEADING | Claim by Defending Main Street PAC and Pine Tree Results PAC: Troy Jackson “raised taxes on our paychecks” or supported higher income taxes.
FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (The cited legislation did not raise Maine income-tax rates. It created a paid family and medical leave program financed partly through a payroll tax, with employees paying no more than 0.5% of wages.) |
| FALSE | (International: Philippines): The Chinese embassy confirmed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sent former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague at Senator Pangilinan’s request.
Rappler rating: False FACT CHECK: Chinese embassy did not confirm Duterte’s ‘orchestrated’ ICC arrest |
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