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
| FALSE | Claim by Greg Hauenstein: The “Back the Blue” Act that Gov. Kim Reynolds signs means you can’t wear the American flag. “So throw out those towels and swimsuits … or you’re a criminal!”
Politifact rating: False No, Iowa’s ‘Back the Blue Act’ does not criminalize wearing the image of the U.S. flag |
| FALSE | Claim via Open Predatory Journal: “For three deaths prevented by vaccination we have to accept two inflicted by vaccination.”
Health Feedback Rating: Inaccurate Retracted study misused statistics and adverse event reports to claim that COVID-19 vaccines don’t offer “clear benefit” and caused deaths |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem.
Politifact rating: False (turned to face the flag) No, players on the US women’s soccer team didn’t disrespect flag, veteran during national anthem |
| TRUE | Claim by Judd Legum (popular.info): “99.2% of U.S. COVID deaths in June were unvaccinated people
Health Feedback Rating: Accurate |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim via Social Media: The delta variant of the coronavirus “is approximately 19 times less deadly.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False (Vaccination is shown to reduce the severity of COVID-19 in those who are infected, so it’s expected that the relatively new delta variant would show a lower case fatality rate.) Data showing lower death rate for coronavirus delta variant doesn’t mean it’s less dangerous |
| FALSE | (International: Uganda): Uganda president airlifted to Germany after collapsing
AFP Fact Check rating: False There is no evidence that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been admitted to the hospital |
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