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. (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
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Joe Biden (D): After the American Rescue Plan’s food and nutrition assistance, “hunger is already sharply down in the United States.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (on paper it is true, but there are other factors such as employment) |
| FALSE | Claim by New York Post: “COVID lockdowns don’t appear to have saved lives”; “ample scientific evidence points to the fact that lockdowns did not save lives”
Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (Lockdowns created social distancing reducing transmission and saved lives) |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Ron Johnson (R): With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False (the money will be allocated to districts based on an existing formula centered on the number of low-income students) Johnson falsely claims Wisconsin didn’t account for in-person hours when allocating federal stimulus |
| TRUE | Claim: On May 6, 2021, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Twitter account shared a 90th birthday tribute to baseball player Willie Mays but included a picture of Willie McCovey, another Black athlete.
Snopes.com rating: True Did Pelosi Tweet Use Photo of Wrong Athlete in Tribute to Willie Mays? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by From the Desk of Donald Trump: There were vote “dumps” for President Joe Biden in both Michigan and Wisconsin.
The Dispatch rating: False (repeatedly debunked) Fact Checking Donald Trump’s Latest Voting Fraud Claims From the Desk of Donald J. Trump Rating |
| FALSE | (International: India) Hindus retaliating in Bengal following the post-poll violence
Newsmobile rating: False Fact Check: These Videos Are NOT Related To Post-Poll Violence In West Bengal; Claim Is Fake |
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