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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: “Trսmp lawyers all quit on him at the same time.”
Politifact rating: False (There’s no evidence that former President Donald Trump’s lawyers representing him in an investigation of his handling of classified documents have all quit.) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by thegatewaypundit.com: High School Athlete Found with 6 Foot Long Clot In His Leg Covid Vaccine
Lead Stories rating: False (More crackpottery from the GWP – Not Vaxxed) Fact Check: High School Athlete Did NOT Get COVID-19 Vaccine Before 6-Foot-Long Clot In His Leg |
| FALSE | Claim by Ron Johnson (R): “Democrats’ radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. “
Politifact rating: Mostly False (Those climbing prices have been closely linked to the coronavirus pandemic, because in the early days, production dipped because no one was driving. But as demand rose, supply wasn’t able to keep up, meaning higher prices at the pump. Sanctions on Russia also increased prices.) Green energy policies didn’t cause record prices at gas pumps |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by Post: claims Elon Musk is working with the U.S. military to provide Ukraine a new hypersonic jet
Check Your Fact rating: False ( He isn’t) FACT CHECK: Is Elon Musk Working With The U.S. Military To Provide Ukraine A New Hypersonic Jet? |
| FALSE | Claim by The Blaze: “Ivermectin reduces COVID death risk by 92%, peer-reviewed study finds.”
FactCheck.org rating: False (Flawed Study – The latest results of several large, randomized controlled trials show no benefit in using the antiparasitic drug ivermectin to treat COVID-19) Clinical Trials Show Ivermectin Does Not Benefit COVID-19 Patients, Contrary to Social Media Claims |
| FALSE | (International: Ukraine): Claim by USSA News: UK Army Said Ukrainian Troops Lack ‘Basic’ Military Skills?
Newsweek rating: False (The claims come from a fraudulent document, designed with the appearance of an official letter sent by the British Armed Forces.) Fact Check: Did U.K. Army Say Ukraine Troops ‘Lack Basic Military Skills’? |
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