Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/16/2024

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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 by Byron Donalds (R): Kamala Harris “co-sponsored, fully sponsored” the Green New Deal. PolitiFact rating: True (When senators introduced their version of the Green New Deal in February 2019, Harris was one of 11 Democrats who were original co-sponsors.) It’s True: Kamala Harris was an original backer of the Green New Deal
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: an account on X, formerly known as Twitter, has been linked to Pennsylvania rally shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks. Check Your Fact rating: False (The person in both the video and photo are not Crooks. The user who originally uploaded the photo and video claimed they were joke posts.) FACT CHECK: Viral Photo of Man is Not Trump Rally Shooter
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump attends UFC fight after being shot. Lead Stories rating: False (He was taken to the hospital) Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Attend Ultimate Fighting Championship Bout With UFC President Dana White ‘After Being Shot’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Donald Trump staged the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Nonsense) Claims that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged are baseless
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The Secret Service agents shielding Donald Trump from gunfire were smiling. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The photo of the supposed smiling agents has been doctored.) Spoofed images spread after Trump rally shooting – Australian Associated Press
FALSE	(International: Nigeria): Nigeria accounts for 10% of the global number of maternal deaths Africa Check rating: Incorrect Nigeria accounts for 28.5% of the world’s maternal deaths, not 10% as claimed by campaign group