Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/18/2024

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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 Kamala Harris (D): Trump’s proposed tariffs would raise costs for Americans. KSDK rating: True (Trump’s proposed tariffs would raise costs for Americans. Though importers pay these tariffs, many economists say the costs of these taxes are largely passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices on imported goods.) Trump tariffs explained: Will they raise costs for Americans? \| ksdk.com Kamala Harris Rating
FALSE	Claim by Former President Donald Trump (R): Trump did not have any inflation during his presidency. KTVB rating: False (There was inflation during Trump’s presidency. Prices went up by 7.7% over four years, an average of 1.9% annual inflation during Trump’s term. The Federal Reserve generally considers 2% inflation to be the goal of a healthy and stable economy.) Trump and Harris presidential debate 2024: Fact-checking claims \| ktvb.com Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Video: claims to show a Ku Klux Klan member at a recent Trump rally. Check Your Fact rating: False (The video shows Michael Ricard, a “self-described troll,” not an actual KKK member, at a roadside rally in support of Trump in Mystic, Connecticut, according to WTNH Hartford and The Day, respectively.) FACT CHECK: No, A Real KKK Member Did Not Show Up To A Recent Trump Rally
FALSE	Claim by Tim Walz (D): “In Project 2025, you’re going to have to register with a new federal agency when you get pregnant.” Politifact rating: False (The manual does not mention, nor call for, a new federal agency tasked with registering pregnant women.) Tim Walz is wrong. Project 2025 doesn’t call for pregnant women to register with a federal agency
FALSE	Claim by zerohedge.com: An announcement by U.S. intelligence officials that there’s no foreign interference in U.S. elections through early September 2024 undermines the Department of Justice’s indictment of alleged Russian operatives. Lead Stories rating: False (They are not the same thing. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence stated that there’s no evidence of a “foreign actor” directly interfering in the process of conducting an election, while the Department of Justice is targeting an alleged Russian influence campaign. Influence campaigns are aimed at swaying public opinion rather than directly manipulating election infrastructure, which would constitute election interference.) Fact Check: US Intelligence Does NOT Undercut DOJ With ‘No Foreign Interference’ Announcement Zerohedge Rating
FALSE	(International: India): Video shows a muslim man deliberately damaging the window glass of Vande Bharat. BOOM Fact Check rating: False Video Of Glass Removal From Vande Bharat For Maintenance Viral With False