Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/29/2024

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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: Associated Press headlines referred to Kamala Harris as Indian American in 2016 then Black in 2020. Snopes rating: True (Harris is both Indian and Black. Her father, Donald J. Harris, is a Black man from Jamaica. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was born in Chennai, India. Harris was the first Black person and first Indian-American U.S. senator for California — and the first Indian-American to be elected to the U.S. Senate. Then in 2020, she became the first Black woman and the first Indian-American vice presidential nominee in U.S. history.) AP Headlines Called Harris Indian American in 2016, Black in 2020?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Image shows China’s Olympic uniform inspired by Palestinian flag. USA Today rating: False (The photo was featured in a 2023 issue of Vogue China and doesn’t show the 2024 Olympic design. China’s uniform for the Paris Olympics is red and white.) China’s Olympic uniform doesn’t match Palestinian flag \| Fact check
FALSE	Claim by Matt Roeske: Peanut allergies are caused by the peanut oil in vaccines. Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (Peanut oil isn’t an ingredient in vaccines. Risk factors for peanut allergies are unclear, but are commonly linked to age, genetics, and history of other allergies—not consumption of peanut oil.) Peanut oil isn’t an ingredient in vaccines; doesn’t cause peanut allergies
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Starbucks is backing Project 2025 and The Heritage Foundation. KGW rating: False (Starbucks is not backing Project 2025 and The Heritage Foundation.) Does Starbucks support Project 2025 and The Heritage Foundation?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Image shows Liberty Bell defaced by protesters. USA Today rating: False (It’s the Freedom Bell – a replica of the Liberty Bell – in Washington, D.C.) Image shows defaced Freedom Bell in DC, not Liberty Bell \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: Malaysia): Malaysia’s 2024 steel cost increases following diesel subsidy reforms. AFP Fact Check rating: False Old news report about steel price rise falsely linked to Malaysian diesel subsidy cuts