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 Donald Trump (R): Stock-market performance under his second presidency is unprecedented, while 401(k)s under other presidents “were a disaster.”
FactCheck.org rating: False (The stock market has performed well under Trump, but comparable returns occurred under previous presidents. The average annual S&P 500 return with dividends was 15.34% under Biden, 16.65% during Trump’s first term and 14.7% under Obama.) |
| MISLEADING | Claim via Social Media: New York Democrats are fining unvaccinated Amish children $2,000 per day.
Snopes rating: Misleading (New York fined three Amish schools — not individual children — for allowing students who did not meet vaccination requirements to attend. The schools were assessed $2,000 per noncompliant student per day, totaling $118,000 in the cited cases.) Claim NY Democrats fined unvaccinated Amish children $2K per day distorts facts |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Elon Musk called Gina Hinojosa “a puppet”, threatened to move Tesla from Texas to Florida.
Lead Stories rating: False (Made-Up Quote) |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Byron Donalds (R): “There’s more oil going through the Strait [of Hormuz] today than there was pre-war.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Oil flows across the broader Persian Gulf region have occasionally matched or exceeded prewar levels, but flows through the Strait of Hormuz itself remain below prewar levels. Data cited by PolitiFact showed Hormuz traffic at roughly 82% of prewar levels during one October period.) Is more oil going through Hormuz than before the Iran war, as Byron Donalds said? No. |
| FALSE | (International: South Korea): New South Korean rules allow Chinese nationals easier access to govt welfare.
AFP Fact Check rating: False |
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