Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/10/2024

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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 via Social Media: In June 2024, NASA warned there is a 72% chance an asteroid will hit Earth on July 12, 2038. Snopes rating: False (There aren’t any known significant asteroid threats to Earth in the foreseeable future.) NASA Warned 72% Chance Asteroid Will Hit Earth in 2038?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Joe Biden had a medical emergency aboard Air Force One on July 5, 2024. Lead Stories rating: False (WH denies and no evidence) Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Have A ‘Medical Emergency Aboard Air Force One’ On July 5, 2024
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An old Christmas picture of Michelle Obama with cropped hair and masculine features standing with her future husband, Barack Obama, is an authentic photograph of the future first lady. Snopes rating: False (Fake) Altered Christmas Photo of Michelle Obama Promotes False Conspiracy Theory
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: 2019 CDC job post, 2013 law highlighted by FDA prove pandemic was planned. USA Today rating: False (These posts are routine, not evidence the COVID-19 pandemic was planned. The job listing was a standard posting for staff long used at ports of entry around the country, while the FDA post highlighted the reauthorization of a law that allows it to be prepared for a possible disease outbreak.) Quarantine job, pandemic law not connected to COVID-19 \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Mike Rowe said, “Maybe if we taught kids a trade instead of pronouns, we wouldn’t have to pay off their loans for them.” Snopes rating: False (Labeled Satire) Mike Rowe Said ‘If We Taught Kids a Trade Instead of Pronouns, We Wouldn’t Have to Pay Their Loans’?
FALSE	(International: India): Video shows BJP workers changing slips from EVM and VVPAT machines during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections Logically Facts rating: False Old video of vote-counting procedure shared as ‘EVM tampering’ in ongoing polls in India