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 FALSE |
Claim by Ted Cruz (R): “In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden’s border policies are “endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country.”
Politifact rating: False Ted Cruz blames migrants, not mask policies, for Texas’ coronavirus problem |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: ‘Whistleblower’ Abortion Website Is Run By The State Of Texas
Lead Stories rating: False (Run by a private Pro-Life Org) Fact Check: ‘Whistleblower’ Abortion Website Is NOT Run By The State Of Texas |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Tattoo ink isn’t FDA approved
USA Today rating: True |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by zerohedge.com: ‘This Ends The Debate’ – Israeli Study Shows Natural Immunity 13x More Effective Than Vaccines At Stopping Delta
Lead Stories rating: Mostly False (it also shows that those who were vaxxed and got covid have the highest immunity) Fact Check: Israeli Health Study Does NOT End Natural Immunity Vs. COVID Vaccination Debate |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Animals At Turtle Back Zoo in N.J. Escaped In Hurricane Ida
Lead Stories rating: False (Fake report. I grew up in that area and went there as a kid. Sadly, I initially fell for this hoax. Thanks fact-checkers) |
| BLATANT LIE |
(International: Australia): Two children die during New South Wales vaccination for high school students
AFP Fact Check rating: False Video makes false claim about ‘children dying after Covid-19 vaccinations in Australia’ |
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