MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/01/2024

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

MISLEADING	Claim by Tim Walz (D): “Donald Trump added more to the national debt than any other president, ever.” PolitiFact rating: Half True (Looking at the increase in federal debt, Trump currently ranks first for debt added in a single term. However, Biden is projected to pass Trump’s total by the time he leaves office in January 2025.) Did Trump add more to the debt than any other president?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Project 2025, a conservative coalition’s proposal for a future U.S. Republican presidency, recommends instituting a military draft for all public school seniors, requiring them to serve in the armed forces for a minimum of two years. Snopes rating: False (It does not propose a draft. It proposes requirements for all students in federally funded public high schools to take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), the military’s entrance exam. It is to increase recruitment and not mandatory service.) Project 2025 Proposes Military Draft for All Public High Schoolers?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “It [the 2019 impeachment] was over a phone call with the president, and … he could have grandstanded and played cute. But he didn’t do that. He said President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong. He said it loud and clear.” The Washington Post rating: Four Pinocchios (Zelensky never said Trump did nothing wrong.) Analysis \| No, Zelensky never said Trump ‘did absolutely nothing wrong’ Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim by Americans for Prosperity Action: The Inflation Reduction Act, which Rep. Elissa Slotkin supported, “drove inflation higher.” Politifact rating: False (Inflation has fallen by more than two-thirds since President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022. The law was likely not the reason for inflation’s easing, but it’s wrong to say it made inflation worse.) Ad targeting Elissa Slotkin on Inflation Reduction Act ignores the facts Americans for Prosperity Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Coca-Cola allows personalized cans to say “Allah Loves You” but not “Jesus Loves You.” Lead Stories rating: False (it does not allow either.) Fact Check: Coca-Cola Does NOT Allow ‘Allah Loves You’ Or ‘Jesus Loves You’ On Custom Cans
FALSE	(International: Australia): The United Nations Pact for the Future will end national sovereignty. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The pact has no impact on any nation’s sovereignty.) No, nations aren’t ceding sovereignty by signing UN’s Pact for the Future