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
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Henry Kissinger said in a speech to the World Health Organization Council on Eugenics that “mandatory forcible vaccinations” could be used to control the human population and “thin out the herd”.
Full Fact rating: False (There is no evidence Dr Kissinger ever said this, or that such a meeting ever happened. The WHO has previously said the “Council on Eugenics” does not exist.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement purchased a vacant, privately-owned prison for approximately $495 million after it was previously offered to the state of Minnesota for $75 million.
Snopes rating: True (Public records and an email first obtained by KARE 11, a Minnesota news station, indicate ICE purchased the vacant facility for $495.6 million roughly a year after private prison operator CoreCivic offered it to the Minnesota Department of Corrections for $75 million. The Department of Homeland Security and CoreCivic said the price was set through the standard federal appraisal process, which involves independent estimates of the property’s value.) ICE paid $495M for Minnesota prison offered to state for $75M. Here’s proof |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Ann Vandersteel: Weather manipulation happened in Florida to interfere with the midterm elections.
AFP Fact Check rating: False (Just regular bad weather) False ‘weather warfare’ election interference claims spread during Florida floods |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): Video shows crowds in Melbourne, Australia celebrating Democrat midterm wins.
Lead Stories rating: False (2022 World Cup) |
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