Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/23/2024

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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

MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by JD Vance (R): “Thanks to her [Vice President Kamala Harris’] open border, murders are up 81% in Springfield, Ohio.” FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (It was higher under Trump. The Springfield Police Division provided us crime data for the last 10 years, dating to 2014, that show there were nine murders in 2023. That’s a 50% increase from the six murders in 2022, and an 80% increase from 2021 — but one fewer than the 10 murders in 2020, when Trump was president. The number of murders in 2023 was equal to or lower than the number of murders in three of the four years that Trump was president, despite the apparent increase in the city’s population.) Vance’s Misleading Claim About Immigrants and Murders in Springfield, Ohio
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: claims PA sent out 1,823,148 ballots during the 2020 election but got back 2,589,242. Check Your Fact rating: False (According to data available on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s website, a total of 1,823,148 mail-in ballots were requested during the state’s 2020 primary election, not the general election.) FACT CHECK: Viral X Post Makes False Claim About Mail-In Ballots In PA During The 2020 Election
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Vice President Kamala Harris is “talking about bringing back the draft.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (The Senate is considering a provision, backed by some e Democrats, to require women turning 18 to register for the draft, just as men do. The chamber hasn’t voted on that provision yet. Even if it were to pass, such a provision would not bring back the draft. That would require a separate action by Congress during a national emergency. Harris has not publicly discussed this proposal.) Donald Trump falsely says Kamala Harris is talking about reviving the military draft Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning memes and parody in California. Lead Stories rating: False (Only Deepfakes.) Fact Check: Gov. Gavin Newsom Did NOT Sign Bill Banning Memes And Parody In California
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Image shows MTG post saying ‘downfall of America’ started with Obama USA Today rating: False (Greene didn’t post that. The screenshot originated from an account that impersonates her and identifies itself as parody.) Obama post didn’t come from Marjorie Taylor Greene \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: Philippines): Video shows sea of people supporting Rodrigo Duterte. AFP Fact Check rating: False (Altered video) Doctored video from pope’s East Timor visit falsely shared as ‘Duterte rally’