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
| TRUE | Claim by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R): “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”
PolitiFact rating: True (One comparison, highlighted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shows that there was an 846% increase when a four-month period was compared, year-over-year.) Illegal crossings at the US-Canada border increase, but lag far behind the southern border |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: The safety of aluminum and mercury in vaccines has never been studied
USA Today rating: False (Very well studied) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Did Mike Lindell film himself driving recklessly along highway?
Newsweek rating: False (Mike Lindell did not film himself driving recklessly down a highway. The original footage was filmed in a stationary vehicle in March 2023. The uncut footage went viral and was later edited to make it look like he was driving and filming himself at the same time.) Fact Check: Did Mike Lindell Film Himself Driving Recklessly Along Highway? |
| FALSE | (International: Israel): “France will send citizens to jail if they question mRNA vaccines”; “It’s now a crime in France to oppose the mRNA vax”
Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (The law only targets the use of repeated pressure and manipulation to force people to refrain from treatment, while hiding the health risks of not vaccinating. Thus, the law doesn’t apply to most content criticizing or opposing mRNA vaccines. |
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