The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 12/06/2023

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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

FALSE	Claim by Ian Plimer at CPAC: Increases in atmospheric CO2 is mainly from natural causes, like ocean outgassing, and not from humans who emit so little in comparison Climate Feedback rating: Incorrect (Though annual human CO2 emissions are much smaller than natural carbon cycle fluxes, they have steadily accumulated in the atmosphere over the past few centuries because their removal by natural carbon sinks has not increased to the same extent. The present-day anthropogenic CO2 increase is unprecedented in rate and magnitude compared to at least the last 800,000 years. Atmospheric measurements pinpoint fossil fuel emissions as the primary source of the rapid buildup of atmospheric CO2.) Video of Ian Plimer incorrectly states that human CO2 emissions are not responsible for increased atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global warming
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Bryan Steil (R): “Washington DC allows non-citizens to vote in (municipal elections)” so a Russian citizen, after living in Washington for 30 days can “vote for mayor in Washington DC. And they don’t even need to show their ID to do it.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (It’s true starting in 2024 noncitizen residents can vote in local Washington, D.C., elections, but they cannot also vote in elections in their home country. Multiple municipalities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections.) Wisconsin lawmaker’s claim on immigrants voting in local DC elections is “Mostly True”
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A photo allegedly shows an article from the Washington Post reporting that former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger turned down an OpenAI board seat days prior to his death. Check Your Fact rating: False (The photo has been digitally altered. There is no evidence the Washington Post published such a story.) FACT CHECK: No, Henry Kissinger Did Not Turn Down An OpenAI Board Seat Days Before Death
BLATANT LIE	Claim by thepeoplesvoice.tv: Matthew Perry Vowed To Expose Hollywood Pedophile Ring Before He Was Found Dead – The People’s Voice Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Message) Fact Check: NO Evidence Matthew Perry Vowed To Expose Hollywood Pedophile Ring Before He Was Found Dead People’s Voice Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: A video posted to X in December 2023, captioned as “Israelis running over children,” authentically shows two children being struck by a driver in a hatchback car. Snopes rating: True (The video was recorded on Oct. 8, 2010, in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem. In other words, it was not directly related to the Israel-Hamas war that was ongoing in late 2023, but the claim of running over children is true.) Does Video Show ‘Israelis Running Over Children’ with Hatchback Car?
FALSE	(International: India): Video shows Vasundhara Raje congratulating independent candidate Ravindra Singh Bhati for winning the Rajasthan state elections. BOOM Fact Check rating: False Old Video Of Vasundhara Raje Falsely Linked To Rajasthan Polls \| BOOM