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The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/23/2023 (Thanksgiving Edition)
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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 TRUE |
Claim by Karine Jean-Pierre (D): “Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (The statement squares with a comparison of Thanksgiving dinner costs and wages. Since the American Farm Bureau Federation began calculating the typical price of a Thanksgiving dinner in 1986, only three other years have had Thanksgiving dinner costs represent a smaller percentage of median weekly income.) Fact-checking Karine Jean-Pierre on this year’s Thanksgiving costs |
| FALSE | Claim: Hot food needs to cool down before going into the fridge.
10TV rating: False (Experts say it’s a myth that hot food shouldn’t go in the fridge. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends putting food in the refrigerator within two hours of cooking. Doing so helps prevent bacteria growth.) |
| FALSE | Claim: Eating turkey makes you sleepy.
WQAD rating: False (The tryptophan in turkey doesn’t make you sleepy. Eating a lot of carbs can help induce that post-meal nap. |
| TRUE | Claim: Can you microwave a turkey for Thanksgiving?
WCNC rating: True (But it is a process to get it right.) |
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