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The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 02/08/2024
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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
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Donald Trump (R): In Oklahoma, “I won 77 out of 77 counties. Ronald Reagan is second with 56.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Other Republican presidential nominees accomplished this feat in 2004, 2008 and 2012.) Donald Trump was not the first GOP presidential nominee to sweep Oklahoma’s 77 counties |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by halturnerradioshow.com: Russia to Supply Weapons to Texas if needed to Fight Biden Border Heist
Lead Stories rating: False (Hal Turner is known to make things up. Such as this.) Fact Check: Russian Official Did NOT Suggest Russia Is Supplying Weapons To Texas |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Killer Mike arrested at Grammy Awards for not endorsing Joe Biden on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (The rapper Killer Mike, whose real name is Michael Render, was arrested Feb. 4 on a misdemeanor battery charge after an altercation in or near the arena where the Grammy Awards were held, Los Angeles police said in a statement.) Killer Mike’s arrest at Grammy Awards wasn’t because he didn’t endorse Joe Biden |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Governor Greg Abbott said Biden should learn for Putin on how to protect his country.
Check Your Fact rating: False (Altered video) FACT CHECK: Did Greg Abbott Say Biden Should Learn From Putin? |
| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Tammy Baldwin (D): “Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.”
PolitiFact rating: True (The number of people who died from opioids in 2022 rose to 1,421.) Yes, there were over 1,400 opioid-related deaths in Wisconsin in 2022 |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): Claim by ITV News: A poll found the Labour party’s support among British Muslims has halved since 2019.
Full Fact rating: Incorrect (A poll of British Muslims found that the number of respondents who said they would vote for Labour has fallen by 30% (or by 26 percentage points) since a previous survey which asked how respondents had voted in 2019 (excluding undecideds and those who didn’t answer). Poll suggests British Muslim voters’ support for Labour has fallen by 30%, not by half |
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