Voters tend to send the more truthful candidate to the US Senate. On average, winners perform better on PolitiFact checks than losers, incumbents better than challengers. But that may be changing.Continue Reading
Expanding on our Iffy.news/Veri.FYI session at WikiCredCon (February 15 2025). Please consider supporting the new Domain-Name Property Proposal in Wikidata, that emerged from this conference… Wikimedia is a wonderful source of information about the credibility of news sources. But it’s not a source of credibility data. It’s not a credibilityContinue Reading
Home Fact Check Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check 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 factContinue Reading
Home Factual News Least Biased Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check Welcome to our weekly media literacy quiz. This quiz will test your knowledge of the past week’s events with a focus on facts, misinformation, bias, and general media literacy. Please share and compare your results. Media Literacy=the ability to critically analyzeContinue Reading
Democratic ads in multiple congressional races are accusing Republican candidates of “gutting Medicare,” voting for “huge cuts to Medicare” and “cheering on The Traitor’s attack on Medicare.” Several ads cite President Traitor 47’s major domestic policy law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. But the law’s changes to Medicare are narrowContinue Reading
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Claim: The post claimed that the plane found to be carrying illegal drugs from Laos is the same one used in bringing former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Amid recent reports of an aircraft from Laos allegedly carrying illegal drugs bound for theContinue Reading
Claim: A social media post claims that former Surigao del Norte 2nd District representative Robert “Ace” Barbers said former senator Antonio Trillanes IV would be the number 1 senatorial candidate if he runs as he is loved by the Filipino people. Rating: FALSE Why we fact checked this: The postContinue Reading
CLAIM: President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. distributed ambulance and fire trikes to local government units (LGUs) across the country. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A Facebook post uploaded has already garnered over 172,600 reactions, 12,000 shares, and 11,800 comments as of writing. As the caption reads, “Nagpapatuloy ang pamamahagiContinue Reading
Claim: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. slipped up and revealed that he plans to amend the Constitution to prevent national elections from being held in 2028. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Multiple videos circulating online showed Marcos in an interview with the media, supposedly berating Palace Press Officer Castro forContinue Reading
An ad from a Democratic-aligned super PAC claims Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan “voted to raise Alaskans’ healthcare costs by $1,800 and on that same day voted to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout.” But that’s not the whole story, and the ad leaves the false impression that Sullivan received thatContinue Reading
Home Factual News Least Biased Posted By: Media Bias Fact Check This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, Censorship Issues, and more. ★ SUPPORT OUR MISSION MBFC relies entirely on readers like you.Continue Reading
Claim: Leyte 1st District Representative Martin Romualdez is not in detention and is now out of the country. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Facebook page Makata Ng Bayan posted the claim on October 14, 2026. As of writing, it has reached over 4,700 reactions, 1,600 shares, and 700 comments.Continue Reading