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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
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| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: “If every person on earth just recycled, stopped using plastic straws, and drove an electric car, 100 corporations would still produce 70% of total global emissions.”
Politifact rating: False (Of the total emissions attributed to fossil fuel producers, companies are responsible for around 12% of the direct emissions; the other 88% comes from the emissions released from consumption of products.) No, 100 corporations do not produce 70% of total greenhouse gas emissions |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward (R): Implying ballots will be thrown out: “Hey, Maricopa County: why is this window in the envelope needed when ballots are mailed out?”
The Dispatch rating: False (outbound envelopes have been this way for 20 years.) Fact Check: Are Arizona Election Workers Breaking the Law with Mail-In Ballots? |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim by Charlie Christ (D): Ron DeSantis “opposes any background checks on guns, even for violent criminals.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False (No record of DeSantis speaking out against existing federal and state law, which requires licensed gun dealers to check prospective buyers’ backgrounds. DeSantis said he would sign a “constitutional carry” bill. If passed, the law may allow people who evaded background checks to carry firearms publicly.) Charlie Crist’s ad attacks Ron DeSantis on gun background checks |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: After U.S. President Joe Biden was diagnosed with COVID-19 in July 2022, former President Donald Trump released a statement wishing Biden a speedy recovery because “no one wants Kamala [Harris]” as president.
AP Fact Check rating: False (Trump did not make a statement.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Benadryl can be used to reduce swelling from rattlesnake bites.
Politifact rating: False (GO TO THE HOSPITAL: The only known drug effective for treating venomous snakebites is antivenom, also known as antivenin, specific to the snake that inflicted the bite.) |
| FALSE | (International: Ukraine): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has a monthly income of $11 million.
FactCheck.org rating: False (Unsupported) Social Media Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Zelensky’s Income, Net Worth |
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