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
| FALSE | Claim by Chris Wright: Electricity price increases above inflation during the Trump administration have been limited to states with aggressive climate policies.
FactCheck.org rating: False (Electricity prices rose above inflation in both Democratic- and Republican-controlled states. Republican-led states without renewable portfolio standards, including Indiana, Louisiana and Utah, also experienced significant increases.) Wright’s Misleading Claims About Electricity Prices in Red vs. Blue States |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): Canada will pay for the entirety of a revived Keystone XL pipeline.
The Canadian Press rating: False (The original Keystone XL project remains cancelled, and there is no announced Canadian federal commitment to fully finance its revival. A separate proposed Prairie Connector project would reuse some Keystone XL infrastructure, but it is jointly owned by Canadian and U.S. companies and is expected to rely primarily on private financing.) Fact File: No evidence for Trump claim Canada will fully fund Keystone XL pipeline |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said authorities would “look into Abdul El-Sayed’s immigration status and see if he committed fraud,” despite El-Sayed being born in the United States.
Snopes rating: False (Incorrect Attribution) Did Rubio say he would investigate El-Sayed’s immigration status? Here’s the truth |
| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump (R): “We have more factories being built right now than at any time in the history of our country.”
FactCheck.org rating: False (There is no comprehensive historical count supporting the claim, and Census Bureau data show spending on manufacturing construction has declined since late 2024.) |
| FALSE | (International: Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka minister says other religions should appear in Anuradhapura.
AFP Fact Check rating: False Sri Lankan official targeted with fabricated quote over development in sacred Buddhist city |
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