Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who 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 via Social Media: Marjorie Taylor Greene violated House rules with MAGA hat.
10TV rating: True (It is against House rules to wear campaign garb on the floor) Marjorie Taylor Greene MAGA hat at SOTU violated rules | 10tv.com |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Keith Olbermann attacked female Supreme Court justices in profane post.
USA Today rating: False (Originated from a parody account) Profane post attacking SCOTUS justices from parody account, not Keith Olbermann | Fact check |
| FALSE | Claim by Amanda Nedweski (R): “We have technology and medical advancements today that can tell you if you are pregnant the day after conception.”
PolitiFact rating: False (HCG is produced after the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining. The timing of implantation can vary, but medical experts say it takes several days — rendering it impossible to find out you’re pregnant the day after conception.) |
| FALSE | Claim by Jaclyn Simone: Whooping cough vaccine was never necessary, DTaP vaccine is linked to sudden infant death syndrome
Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (Pseudoscience: Studies have found no association between the DTaP vaccine and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Childhood vaccination isn’t a risk factor for SIDS.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Elon Musk: Democrats don’t deport undocumented migrants “because every illegal is a highly likely vote at some point.”
PolitiFact rating: False (There have been more than 3.6 million removals, returns and expulsions from February 2021, Biden’s first month in office, to September 2023, Department of Homeland Security estimates show. It can take many years for an immigrant to become a U.S. citizen, a requirement to vote in federal elections.) Fact check: Elon Musk’s claim that Democrats are avoiding deportations to win elections is False. |
| FALSE | (International: Philippines): President Bongbong Marcos Jr. ordered the closure of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).
Rappler rating: False |
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