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
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): Reports that the Iran deal included a $300 billion reconstruction fund were “false.”
FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (The memorandum of understanding does mention a $300 billion reconstruction and economic development plan for Iran, though Trump and others said it would not use U.S. taxpayer money.) How Trump’s Preliminary Deal with Iran Compares with His Rhetoric |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Susan Collins (R): The Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on abortion “has not had an impact on the state of Maine in that Maine actually expanded its law.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Maine expanded abortion protections after the Dobbs ruling, including allowing abortion after viability when deemed necessary by a physician, though providers said the ruling still caused fear, confusion, and political backlash.) Susan Collins says the SCOTUS abortion ruling didn’t impact Maine. What do the facts show? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Real photo shows blue tarp put over fencing around the Washington D.C. reflecting pool.
Lead Stories rating: False (Not Current) |
| TRUE |
Claim via Social Media: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth once said he had not washed his hands in 10 years because he does not believe in germs.
Snopes rating: True (Hegseth made the remark during a 2019 “Fox & Friends” appearance, saying he did not wash his hands and that germs are “not a real thing,” though he later told USA Today the comment was a joke.) Did Hegseth once say he hadn’t washed his hands in 10 years? |
| FALSE | (International: South Korea): Photo showing South Korea’s World Cup team announcing a media boycott.
AFP Fact Check rating: False Image of South Korean World Cup squad announcing boycott of press is AI-generated |
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