Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/11/2024

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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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Julian Assange said WikiLeaks has evidence that Barack Obama operated a child sex abuse ring at the White House. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Assange said no such thing.) Assange did not say WikiLeaks had evidence of Obama paedophile ring
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An image shows former US president Donald Trump sitting next to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a young girl. Full Fact rating: False (The image isn’t real and was likely generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Image of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and young girl is fake – Full Fact
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Actor and comedian Tim Allen died in a car accident on June 24, 2024. Check Your Fact rating: False (Nope) FACT CHECK: No, Tim Allen Did Not Die In Car Accident In June 2024
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Project 2025 mandates women carry “period passports” to “track their menstrual cycles” and “monitor pregnancies.” PolitiFact rating: False (It does not. Originated as satire.) No, Project 2025 didn’t call for ‘period passports’ for women; claim originated as satire Learn more about Project 2025
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Occupy Democrats: The CEOs of CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC and The New York Times, as well as the owners of The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, have all donated to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaigns. Snopes.com rating: False (No records of these donations. Occupy Democrats removed the meme within 24 hours.) Did CEOs of CNN, NBC and New York Times Donate to Trump? Occupy Democrats Rating
FALSE	(International: Australia): Australia’s biggest bank has told customers to adopt central bank digital currency (CBDC) or “lose everything.” Australian Associated Press rating: False (Macquarie Bank (which is not the country’s biggest) has made no such statement. Australia does not have a CBDC.) Macquarie Bank cash phase-out not related to a ‘digital dollar’