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The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 05/19/2024 (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 via Social Media: Trump warns in video Democrats want to use bird flu to rig 2024 elections.
USA Today rating: False (The post misrepresents Trump’s remarks. He is speaking about COVID-19, not bird flu, in the campaign video. The video is also not new or “breaking,” as the post claims. It’s from 2023.) Post misleads about Trump video claiming election rigging | Fact check |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Doug Kaufmann: Fungi are the cause of cancer.
Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (The current scientific consensus holds that cancer is the result of mutations that lead to uncontrolled cell growth and proliferation. There are many different risk factors for cancer, such as certain infectious agents, exposure to certain chemicals, and lifestyle choices. The assertion that all cancers can be traced to fungi is incorrect.) Claim that fungi are the sole cause of cancer misinterprets data, makes baseless assumptions |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said, “At least I have the guts to look in the eyes of the animal I’m killing!”
Politifact rating: False (Not real.) No, this isn’t a real statement from South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem about killing a dog |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the same today as it was 150 years ago.
Australian Associated Press rating: False (Atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased from 0.029 per cent in 1873 to 0.042 per cent in 2023.) |
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