Facts and Fact Checking

Fact checks and fact checkers can still display media bias. Here are six ways fact checkers are biased.

In the face of this "infodemic," AllSides is curating a balanced newsfeed of the latest fact checks from throughout the political spectrum, and balanced facts on hundreds of topics and issues. We've also provide the AllSides Fact Check Bias Chart™ and Ratings to reveal the bias of prominent fact checkers, such as Snopes, Politifact, FactCheck.org and more.

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What Does Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 Footage Prove?

From the Right
Capitol video footage puts House Jan. 6 committee in a new light, some Senate Republicans balk
Washington Times
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
From the Center
Tucker Carlson revels in congressional ‘hysteria’ over Jan. 6 footage
The Hill
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
From the Left
Trump, McCarthy and Fox run out a new truth-defying playbook
CNN (Online News)
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
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How Significant is the Energy Dept's New COVID-19 Origin Stance?

See how MSNBC, Jerome Adams and Wall Street Journal (Opinion) cover this story.

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Facts vs Myths: Placing Blame for 2022’s Record-High Inflation

As inflation continues to rise, politicians and media outlets sometimes blame one individual. The truth is more nuanced.

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Fact Check
President Joe Biden flip-flopped on allowing new oil and gas drilling on federal lands
PolitiFact
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
Did St. Patrick Wipe Out an African 'Pygmy' Tribe, the First Inhabitants of Ireland?
Snopes
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
Trump delivers wildly dishonest speech at CPAC
CNN Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Fact Check
No, a Florida Bill Wouldn't Outlaw Calling Someone Racist, Transphobic or Homophobic
Snopes
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Analysis
Constipation does not kill more people than rifles in the US
Associated Press Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Analysis
What role does natural gas play in a ‘clean energy’ future? Separating spin from science in TV ads
PolitiFact
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
Pence falsely claims opponents admitted there weren’t Chinese spy balloons over the US while he was VP
CNN Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Fact Check
Bottled water Trump gave to Ohioans wasn’t yellow
Associated Press Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
Nikki Haley’s claim about Biden, Harris and racism
CNN Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Analysis
Lawmakers cite fishy poll to suggest laptop tale would have swayed vote
Washington Post Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
False claim Biden asked Chinese president for permission to down spy balloon
USA TODAY
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
Lauren Boebert said Joe Biden closed schools. Here’s why she’s wrong.
PolitiFact
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
The Fallacy of 'Moving the Goalposts', Explained
Snopes
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
Trump’s latest baseless claims about the documents investigation
CNN Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Left
Analysis
Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.
PolitiFact
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Left
Fact Check
‘The Simpsons’ did not predict collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
Reuters
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Did Hallie Biden Delete Tweets Saying Trump Won 2020 Election?
Newsweek
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
What to Know About Trump-Era Bank Deregulation and Bank Failures
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Posts Spread Unfounded Claims About Russia’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccines
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Explaining the Missing Context of Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Presentation
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Altered image of Sarah Huckabee Sanders sitting cross-legged at Politicon conference
Reuters Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Biden’s One-Sided Attack on Republican Budgeting
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Liberal Group’s Meme Mentions Nonexistent GOP Vote to Raise Social Security’s Retirement Age
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
News
Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets CPAC Crowd to Boo Zelensky With False Claim
Newsweek
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Opinion
Disinformation Inc: Federal funding of conservative media blacklist harms Americans
Henry A. Brechter
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Does Video Show Ukraine Drone Dropping Grenades on Civilians?
Newsweek
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Limited Evidence of a Link Between Acetaminophen and Autism or ADHD
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Multiple Federal Agencies Supporting East Palestine, Contrary to Partisan Claims
FactCheck.org
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center
Fact Check
Sorting fact from fiction in Silicon Valley Bank blame game
Washington Examiner
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Fact Check
DeSantis Dupes Opponents into Admitting Children Are Being Exposed to Pornographic Books
National Review Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Analysis
How the Media Got the Vinyl Chloride Risk All Wrong
Reason
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Fact Check
Biden's Press Sec Says Fentanyl at the Southern Border Is at Historic Lows
Washington Free Beacon
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
News
Leftist Pundits Immediately Resort to Attacks on Nikki Haley’s Heritage
National Review
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Fact Check
WaPo Throws Cold Water on Claims Trump Is to Blame for Ohio Train Derailment
Townhall
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Analysis
No, the HEROES Act Doesn't Let Biden Forgive Student Loans
Reason
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Fact Check
AOC Labels Hunter Biden Laptop Story ‘Half Fake’ Despite Mounting Evidence to the Contrary
National Review Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Fact Check
Biden Claims He Capped Insulin Costs for Medicare Enrollees
Breitbart Fact Check
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Fact Check
State of the Union 2023: Fact check of Biden economic claims
Washington Examiner
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Fact Check
Karine Jean-Pierre Says Republicans Wanted to ‘Abruptly’ End Title 42 Border Policy
The Daily Signal
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Opinion
Hulu's 1619 Project Docuseries Peddles False History
Reason
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Fact Check
Fact-checking Biden's economic victory lap
Washington Examiner
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Analysis
Fact Check: America Inspired the Insurrection in Brazil
Washington Free Beacon
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Right
Opinion
Disinformation Inc: Federal funding of conservative media blacklist harms Americans
Henry A. Brechter
AllSides Media Bias Rating: Center

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