Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/23/2024

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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 Tim Walz (D): “When Iranian missiles did fall near U.S. troops and they received traumatic brain injuries, Donald Trump wrote it off as ‘headaches.’” PolitiFact rating: True (More than 100 soldiers were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries, according to the Pentagon. Trump has repeatedly called the injuries “headaches.”) VP debate fact-check: What JD Vance and Tim Walz got right, wrong on abortion, immigration
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: McDonald’s endorsed Donald Trump for President. Newsweek rating: False (The Pennsylvania visit was organized by an independent franchise owner, not by the corporate headquarters. McDonald’s said in a memo that it does not endorse political candidates, and the company had no involvement in arranging Trump’s visit.) Fact Check: Did McDonald’s Endorse Donald Trump?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Progress 2028 is a Kamala Harris initiative. KGW rating: False (Progress 2028 is not run by Harris or her allies. Business records reveal that Progress 2028 is a project of the Building America’s Future PAC, which has a history of supporting Republican causes and opposing Democratic candidates and policies.) Progress 2028 is not a Kamala Harris-created agenda
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump not allowed to vote because Florida law bans convicted felons. Lead Stories rating: False (Florida allows felons to vote if their conviction took place in another state that has no such ban. Trump was convicted in New York state, where felons are allowed to cast their ballots if they are not in prison. Trump has yet to be sentenced.) Fact Check: Trump CAN Vote In Florida Despite Felony Conviction
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Pushing transgender ideology on minor children, how about that one? Your child goes to school and they take your child. It was a he and comes back a she. And they do this and they do it … and often without parental consent. Can you even believe we’re saying this?” Washington Post rating: Four Pinocchios (We cannot believe you are saying it because it is not true. There is no evidence to support this.) Analysis \| Trump’s recent Four Pinocchio flights of fancy Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Australia): Port Hedland has experienced a 700 per cent increase in deaths since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Deaths decreased in 2021 when COVID-19 vaccines were introduced before a slight increase in 2022 and 2023.) False claims about vaccine deaths resurface after Port Hedland council passes motion