Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/24/2024

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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: A video recording authentically captured Trump saying: “[Kim Jong Un] speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.” Snopes.com rating: True (Correct Attribution) Authentic Recording of Trump Praising Kim Jong Un?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Sen. JD Vance admitted he has a ‘rent-a-dog’ from the Trump campaign to make him “seem like a dog person.” PolitiFact rating: False (The full context of the video shows Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, telling Tucker Carlson about rumors that his dog was a campaign stunt. Vance said his family got him as a puppy from a breeder.) No, JD Vance’s German Shepherd is not a ‘rent-a-dog’
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Schools are performing gender-affirming surgeries on children. KGW rating: False (There are no instances of children receiving gender-affirming surgeries or access to surgeries from their schools. No provider in the U.S. would perform surgery on a minor under the direction of a school, let alone without parental consent.) Are schools performing gender-affirming surgeries on kids? Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim by Dave McCormick (R): Charleroi, Pennsylvania, “has grown by 2,000% due to an influx in migrants.” Politfact rating: False (The small town of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, has added between 700 and 2,000 new immigrants in the last several years, largely from Haiti, to its population of 4,210, as of the 2020 census. That’s not a 2,000% increase in the total population.) Dave McCormick exaggerates Charleroi, Pa., population growth from immigration
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Explosives Discovered Near President Trump Rally in Long Island, New York. Lead Stories rating: False (Police Deny) Fact Check: NO Explosives Were Found At Trump Rally In Long Island, New York
FALSE	(International: Australia): Inuit almost exclusively eat meat and animal fat but don’t get heart disease. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Inuit people suffer from heart disease, and eating a diet high in animal fat increases your risk.) Experts slam claim ‘cholesterol is your friend’ and Inuit ‘don’t get heart disease’