Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/15/2024 (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

MOSTLY TRUE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Linsey Davis, one of the moderators of the ABC presidential debate between Harris and former President Donald Trump in September 2024, are sorority sisters. Snopes.com rating: Mostly True (Both Harris and Davis joined Alpha Kappa Alpha while undergraduates. However, the two did not attend the same university, nor were they in college at the same time.) Harris and ABC Debate Moderator Linsey Davis Are Sorority Sisters?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Kamala Harris bragged about destroying lives ‘with the swipe of my pen’ USA Today rating: False (The opposite. She talked about responsibly using power.) Video shows Harris talking about responsibly using power \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Former President Donald Trump admitted during the Sept. 10 presidential debate that he “blew up the Nord Stream pipeline.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (During the Sept. 10 presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump said, “I ended the Nord Stream 2 pipeline,” he referred to sanctions he signed while in office that affected the project’s completion, not a 2022 attack that damaged the pipeline.) Did Donald Trump take credit for blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline? No, that’s misconstrued
FALSE	(International: Australia): US Navy research proves wi-fi causes blood clots. Australian Associated Press rating: False (There is no evidence wi-fi causes blood clots.) No, studies don’t prove wi-fi causes blood clots