The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/31/2024

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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: U.S. President Joe Biden called former U.S. President Donald Trump the “sitting president” during a Democratic Party dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, on Jan. 27, 2024. Snopes rating: True (Correct attribution as the white house official transcript crossed out the word “sitting” and replaced it with “former”.) Biden Called Trump the ‘Sitting President’ During January 2024 Speech?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Did Trump slam Alina Habba on Truth Social after losing case? Newsweek rating: False (No, he did not.) Fact Check: Did Trump slam Alina Habba on Truth Social after losing case?
FALSE	Claim by Peter McCullough: “The HIV test can turn positive after COVID-19 as well as the vaccine”; “maybe a form of immunodeficiency is there” Health Feedback rating: Flawed Reasoning (There is no scientific evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause false-positive HIV tests.) False-positive HIV tests don’t imply that a person is immunodeficient, contrary to claim by Peter McCullough Peter McCullough Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An activist spoke about LGBTQ+ issues at a Plano, Texas, city council meeting. PolitiFact rating: False (The man in the video is a YouTube prankster with a history of “trolling” city council meetings around Texas.) Video shows prankster, not activist, speaking at Plano, Texas, City Council meeting
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Trump is the first person to win the New Hampshire Primary 3 times. Check Your Fact rating: False (Nixon won the New Hampshire primary in 1960, 1968 and 1972.) FACT CHECK: Is Trump The First To Win New Hampshire Primary 3 Times?
FALSE	(International: India): A phone number (9090902024) has been launched for people to express their support for UCC. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: No, BJP Hasn’t Launched a Phone Number To Show Support for UCC