
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 12/17/2021
Each day 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. 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
BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Joe Biden (D): “I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Biden voted to launch the war in the first place, three days after the 9/11 attacks.) Joe Biden wrong that he was against Afghanistan war from the start |
BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral Image: the image shows what scientists have predicted Earth “will look like in 20 years from space if we don’t reverse climate change” ![]() Check Your Fact rating: False (The image is of Venus from 1979.) |
FALSE | Claim by Health Impact News: “2,809 Dead Babies in VAERS Following COVID Shots as New Documents Prove Pfizer, the FDA, and the CDC Knew the Shots Were Not Safe for Pregnant Women”
PolitiFact rating: False (Studies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant people outweigh any known or potential risks, according to the CDC) VAERS data misused to spread fears about vaccine’s impact on fetal health |
FALSE | Claim by trendingpolitics.com: Dr. Fauci Admits That Covid Vaccines May Actually Make People ‘Worse’
Lead Stories rating: False (Old Video taken out of context) Fact Check: Fauci Did NOT ‘Admit’ That COVID-19 Vaccines May Make People Worse |
BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral Post: the World Economic Forum (WEF) reported about the omicron variant back in July.
Check Your Fact rating: False (They did not) FACT CHECK: Did The World Economic Forum Report On The Omicron Variant In July? |
FALSE | (International: New Zealand): Billboard shows New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern telling Kiwis to get booster shot to get up to six months worth of freedoms.
BOOM FactCheck rating: False ‘No Jab, No Job’ Billboard Featuring NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Is Fake | BOOM |
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