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 NC Trooper Ben Kral: “Violent crime (is) at an all-time high.”
Politifact rating: False (FBI reports show that violent crime peaked in the early 1990s.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Viral Image: purportedly shows U.S. Pennsylvania Senate candidate Mehmet Oz kissing former President Donald Trump’s Hollywood star.
Check Your Fact rating: False (The image is digitally fabricated. A spokesperson for Oz confirmed the image is edited.) FACT CHECK: Does This Image Show Dr. Oz Kissing Donald Trump’s Hollywood Star? |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Tom Cotton (R): The Inflation Reduction Act “doubles the size of the IRS, raises your taxes and spends billions on a green energy slush fund.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (It doesn’t Double the size. The law directly levies tax increases only on very large corporations and high-earning money managers. Independent experts say that for most Americans, the indirect impact of those hikes will likely be offset by provisions such as tax credits. No evidence of a slush fund.) Tom Cotton misleads on how Inflation Reduction Act will impact size of IRS, taxes |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Freedom of Information requests show phone calls between Ray Epps and Nancy Pelosi’s office before the Jan. 6 attack
USA Today rating: False (complete fiction.) Fact check: Pelosi’s office, Ray Epps did not have calls before Jan. 6 |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Donald Trump is Representing Himself in Lawsuit Against DOJ.
Newsweek rating: False (No, Trump didn’t go pro se—his attorneys are listed in the case files, civil cover form and other documents submitted to the Southern District of Florida.) Fact Check: Is Donald Trump Representing Himself In Lawsuit Against DOJ? |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): The HAARP ionospheric research facility can be used to change the weather.
Australian Associated Press rating: False (Pseudoscience- The radio waves emitted by HAARP have no impact on our weather.) |
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