Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/28/2024

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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

FALSE	Claim by Elon Musk: State welfare offices are helping non-citizens register to vote AFP Fact Check rating: False (Non-Citizens cannot vote.) Posts amplify baseless claims non-citizens can vote in federal elections
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills establishing “Bible Day” on June 27, certifying “male” as the official state gender and allowing hospitals to sell beer and wine. Snopes rating: False (Originated as Satire) DeSantis Signed Bills for ‘Bible Day,’ Florida’s State Gender, and Hospitals Selling Beer and Wine?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: 105% of Michigan’s population is registered to vote. USA Today rating: False (The 105% represents the ratio of people on Michigan’s voter rolls compared to the number of residents who are 18 and older, not the state’s total population. It is over 100% because of a state law that requires clerks to keep inactive voters on the rolls for multiple years.) False claim 105% of people in Michigan registered to vote \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Virtually 100% of the new jobs under Biden have also gone to illegal aliens.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Since Biden became president in January 2021, employment of U.S.-born workers has increased more than employment of foreign-born workers, which includes those in the U.S. legally.) FactChecking Trump’s Immigration-Related Claims in Phoenix and Las Vegas Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: This was the first presidential debate since 1960 to not have an audience. 10TV rating: True (All presidential debates between then and now have had audiences.) Three claims about June 27 presidential debate VERIFIED
FALSE	(International: Palestine): Google removed Palestine from Google Maps. Snopes rating: False Google ‘Removed’ Palestine from Google Maps?