Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/11/2024 (Weekend Edition)

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Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that 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): “Tim Walz signed into law driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota.” PolitiFact rating: True (Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill that lets people in the state, regardless of immigration status, apply for a license or an ID card.) Yes, Tim Walz signed a law letting immigrants illegally in Minnesota get driver’s licenses
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Tim Walz posted on X, “The best part about being the VP candidate for the Dems is that my running mate will never try to have me hung by a crowd of her own supporters.” Snopes rating: False (Originated as Satire) Tim Walz Said, ‘My Running Mate Will Never Try To Have Me Hung by a Crowd of Her Own Supporters’?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is “a person who transitioned” and “was a good male boxer.” FactCheck.org rating: False (“The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport. This is not a transgender case,” IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said in an Aug. 2 press conference.) Trump, Social Media Posts Mislead on Olympic Woman Boxer Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: India): Indian army troops arrive in Bangladesh to help quell unrest AFP Fact Check rating: False Military vehicle imagery falsely shared as ‘Indian army entering protest-hit Bangladesh’