Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/02/2024

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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 via Social Media: Former U.S. President Donald Trump said: “I’m gonna close the Department of Education and move education back to the states.” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Trump Announced He’ll Close US Department of Education if Reelected?
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): When Haitians go to school in Springfield, Ohio, they “take the place of our children in school” and “each one will have a private interpreter.” Politifact rating: False (Nearly 15% of the 7,700 students in Ohio’s Springfield City School District are English language learners, according to the district’s website. The school district used federal and state pandemic funds to hire about two dozen teachers who are certified to teach English as a second language and several Haitian-Creole interpreters.) Trump said every Haitian student in Springfield “will have a private interpreter.” That’s False Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Libs of TikTok: Kamala Harris did not tweet about Hurricane Helene. Lead Stories rating: False (She made comments.) Fact Check: Kamala Harris DID Tweet About Hurricane Helene Libs of TikTok Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Project 2025 calls for eliminating FEMA. KGW rating: False (Project 2025 doesn’t recommend eliminating FEMA, but it does recommend making major changes to the agency.) Does Project 2025 call for cutting FEMA? \| kgw.com
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Sen. JD Vance (R): “There are … 13,000 illegal immigrant murderers” in the U.S. “because [Vice President] Kamala Harris let them in this country.” FactCheck.org rating: False (It’s true that there were 13,099 noncitizens convicted of murder, as of July 21, who were not being detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But the “vast majority” of them entered the country prior to the Biden administration and had their custody status determined “long before this Administration.” Trump, Vance Wrong About ‘Illegal Immigrant Murderers’
FALSE	(International: India): Indian flag replaced with Meitei flag In Manipur AFP Fact Check rating: False Video does not show Meitei protesters ‘removing Indian flag’ at local government office