Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/02/2024 (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

FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Vice President Kamala Harris “wants struggling seniors to pay more Social Security taxes while she gives Medicare and Social Security to illegals.” PolitiFact rating: False (Vice President Kamala Harris has not proposed raising Social Security taxes for older Americans. Rather, she has proposed lifting the payroll income tax cap beyond which the government stops taxing workers. Harris said in 2019 that she would like to see immigrants in the U.S. illegally qualify for universal health coverage. She has not repeated that since becoming the vice president or the presidential nominee.) Trump ad distorts Harris’ stance on Social Security taxes Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim by Liz Wheeler: “The FBI just ‘found’ an additional 1,699 murders … in 2022. So, violent crime skyrocketed under Kamala & Biden.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The FBI revised the number of murders in 2022 upward by 625, and it revised the 2021 total downward by 1,074.) Crime Stats Still Show a Decline Since 2020
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media and shared by Elon Musk: A 2015 essay that says diversity is about wiping out white people is authentic. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The article was written by a self-confessed internet troll and published as ‘satire’.) Fake ‘white genocide’ article reappears, gets retweeted by Elon Musk
FALSE	(International: New Zealand): You can be arrested for accidentally misgendering someone in Ireland under a new law. Australian Associated Press rating: False. Accidentally using the wrong gender is not covered under new hate crimes legislation. Irish hate laws won’t get you arrested for accidental misgendering