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. 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 Ron DeSantis (R): Wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.” Politifact rating: False (In high-risk areas, like where DeSantis was speaking, public health authorities strongly recommend wearing a mask. People who are immunocompromised can choose to wear masks at all times, depending on their particular circumstances. A recent study published by the CDC found that wearing face masks notably reduced the likelihood of testing positive for COVID.)Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mischaracterizes the efficacy of face masks |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: In March 2022, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar defended himself from criticism with a tweet in which he indicated he had been called “stupid” for his whole life.
Snopes.com rating: False (Fake) No, Paul Gosar Did Not Tweet ‘I’ve Been Called Stupid My Whole Life’ |
| FALSE | Claim by Ted Nugent: Hunter Biden’s payments from the Ukrainian oil and gas company Burisma Holdings ended with the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
FactCheck.org rating: False (Hunter Biden left the Burisma board back in 2019 — almost three years before the war in Ukraine began.) Hunter Biden Left Ukrainian Company in 2019, Contrary to Ted Nugent Post |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: The government is using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to collect DNA through COVID-19 test samples
Lead Stories rating: False (For The Virus) Fact Check: CDC Is NOT Collecting DNA Through COVID-19 Test Samples |
| FALSE | Claim by Joe Biden (D): The planned release of 60 million barrels of global oil reserves, including 30 million from the U.S., “will help blunt gas prices here at home.”
FactCheck.org rating: False (Energy experts said the emergency measures aren’t enough to have an impact.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
(International: Russia): Claim by Sergei Lavrov: “Everyone understands that the Third World War can only be nuclear. But I draw your attention to the fact that nuclear war is constantly spinning in the heads of Western politicians, not in the heads of Russians.”
POLYGRAPH.info rating: False |
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