Fact Checking

MBFC’s Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/06/2024

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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

FALSE	Claim via Social Media: NBC violated FCC’s ‘equal time’ rule with Harris SNL appearance. KGW rating: False (NBC granted comparable time to Trump, satisfying FCC rules.) No, NBC did not violate FCC’s ‘equal time’ rule with Harris SNL appearance
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Pentagon failed to provide soldiers with absentee ballots Lead Stories rating: False (If a member of the military requests an absentee ballot from their state but it does not arrive in time, they can print a ballot from a special website designed to assist any overseas American voter. More than 3,000 voting assistance officers are available to help service members cast a ballot.) Fact Check: Military Did NOT Fail ‘To Provide Service Members With Backup Absentee Ballots’
BLATANT LIE	Claim by The People’s Voice: “COVID-19 mRNA boosters directly contributed to the deaths of millions of nursing home residents worldwide” Health Feedback rating: Unsupported (The article suggested that a study showed vaccinating nursing home staff increased resident mortality. However, the study clearly stated that causality wasn’t proven.) Computational study didn’t demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccine boosters increase mortality in care homes People’s Voice Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Dominion Voting Systems employee Eric Coomer told an Antifa meeting he “made sure” Donald Trump wouldn’t win. PolitiFact rating: False (Colorado conservative activist and podcaster Joe Oltmann claims he heard Coomer speaking on an “antifa conference call” before the 2020 election telling participants he “made sure” former President Donald Trump wouldn’t win the election. Oltmann has provided no evidence of the 2020 allegation, and Coomer is suing Oltmann for defamation.) New posts stir up old unproven claims about Dominion Voting Systems, election rigging, Eric Coomer
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump’s name was purportedly misspelled on a ballot requested in Norwood, Ohio Check Your Fact rating: False (Appears to be a Hoax.) FACT CHECK: Was Trump’s Name Misspelled On Ballots In Ohio?
FALSE	(International: Australia): Claim by Peter Dutton: Labor built 100,000 homes in the past 12 months compared to 210,000 per year under the coalition. Australian Associated Press rating: False (About 159,000 new homes were started in the past year compared to about 211,000 per year under the coalition.) Peter Dutton wrong to say homebuilding has halved under Labor