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 by Joseph Ladapo: Florida public health data “strongly implies that thousands of Floridians died as a result of receiving Pfizer instead of Moderna.”
FactCheck.org rating: False (The Florida study found an association between vaccine brand and mortality in a matched observational cohort, but it did not establish that Pfizer caused deaths. Researchers said differences in underlying health or Moderna’s somewhat greater protection against COVID-19 could explain the results.) Florida’s Surgeon General Spins State COVID-19 Vaccine Comparison Study |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk once said, “Texas will never turn blue in my lifetime.”
Snopes.com rating: False (No evidence he ever said this.) Did Charlie Kirk say Texas would ‘never turn blue’ in his lifetime? There’s no proof |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Markwayne Mullin (R): The Biden administration “illegally released” 20 million people into the United States.
Gigafact rating: False (Immigration court data show far fewer people charged with illegal entry were released during the Biden years, while roughly 973,000 inadmissible migrants received lawful humanitarian or public-interest parole from fiscal 2021 through 2024. The total unauthorized U.S. population was estimated at 15.8 million in 2024, making the claim that 20 million people were illegally released during Biden’s term implausible.) |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): Andy Burnham has announced that the UK has decided to rejoin the EU.
Full Fact rating: False (In a recent interview, he said he would like to see the UK rejoin the EU in his lifetime, but that he was “not proposing rejoining in this Parliament”.) No, Andy Burnham has not just announced the UK is rejoining the EU – Full Fact |
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