Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/09/2024

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 via Social Media: The Red Cross does not accept plasma donations from people who have had the COVID vaccine. Australian Associated Press rating: False (American, Australian and New Zealand blood donation organisations all say there are no restrictions on donating plasma if you’re vaccinated.) No, blood banks are not refusing donations from COVID-vaccinated people
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam “stated he would execute a baby after birth.” Snopes rating: False (Northam didn’t say he supported executing or killing babies during the interview. He instead described scenarios where a third-trimester abortion would occur and stressed that he didn’t believe it’s a decision the government should be involved in.) The Facts About Former Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 2019 Abortion Remarks Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.” PolitiFact rating: False (Originated as satire and shared by the gullible.) Disney and Google now own the rights to the King James Bible? That’s satire
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Tractor Supply Co. lost $300 million “after going woke.” Snopes.com rating: False (Labeled Satire, but shared on conservative social media pages.) Tractor Supply Co. Lost $300M ‘After Going Woke’?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Joe Biden: Former President Donald Trump told the public to inject bleach as a treatment for COVID-19. Factcheck.org rating: False (Biden is twisting the words of Trump, who never told the public to “put bleach” in their bodies. During an April 2020 press briefing at the White House, Trump suggested that scientists at the Department of Homeland Security test the use of “very powerful light” and “disinfectant” in the body to kill the virus that causes COVID-19. He did not tell Americans to try it themselves. ) FactChecking Biden’s Post-Debate TV Interview
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): The rising number of breast cancer cases in women under 45 years of age is linked to Covid-19 vaccines. Full Fact rating: False (Breast cancer cases have been increasing worldwide and this is thought to be due to increasing excess weight and reproductive trends. There is no evidence that Covid vaccines cause cancer.) Viral US breast cancer stats misinterpreted