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
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: The nation’s largest trucking company announced it would stop servicing New York City after Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani takes office.
Lead Stories rating: False (The claim originated from a satire page labeled “America Loves Liberty.” No credible news outlet reported the story, and the page’s disclaimer states that none of its content is real.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): “We have more nuclear weapons than any other country.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Russia has more total nuclear warheads than the U.S., though estimates vary depending on how deployed and retired weapons are counted.) Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: “The majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients are not U.S. citizens.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Almost 90% of SNAP recipients are U.S.-born citizens, and with naturalized citizens included, the percentage is 95.6%.) SNAP recipients are American citizens, contrary to viral X posts |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Members of Congress are still being paid during the government shutdown.
Gigafact rating: True (Congress continues to receive paychecks because their salaries are funded by a permanent appropriation, though some lawmakers have requested to withhold their pay.) Are members of Congress getting paid during the government shutdown? |
| FALSE | (International: Germany): Germany has cancelled hundreds of Christmas markets due to fears of terrorist attacks.
Australian Associated Press rating: False (There’s no evidence of the widespread cancellation of markets.) Christmas markets alive and well despite false claims of mass closures | AAP |
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