The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 7/15/2021

Each day 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. (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

FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome “is absolutely a side effect of vaccination.” Polititfact rating: False (the opposite – studies show that receiving recommended immunizations can lower an infant’s risk of SIDS.) No, vaccines do not cause sudden infant death syndrome
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “In a now deleted Telegram post, former President Trump congratulated the Navy Seals on a ‘perfect beautiful whack’” in Haiti. Politifact rating: False Donald Trump did not congratulate Navy SEALs on Haiti assassination
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Florida condo collapse from explosives is Another 9/11 Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: NO Evidence That Florida Condo Initially Collapsed Due To Explosives Trying To Destroy Data From John McAfee
TRUE	Claim: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter are the longest-married couple among all the presidents in U.S. history. Snopes.com rating: True Are Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter the Longest-Married Couple in Presidential History?
FALSE	Claim by Tucker Carlson: “In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people’s thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission.” Politifact rating: False Tucker Carlson distorts Texas’ smart thermostat energy conservation programs
FALSE	(International: Uganda): Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was “airlifted to Germany” after contracting COVID-19 Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: Was Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni ‘Airlifted To Germany’?

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