The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/02/2023

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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

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BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: mRNA stays in a person’s body after vaccination. VERIFYThis.com rating: False (How many times does this need to be refuted? mRNA does not stay in a person’s body after vaccination.) No, mRNA doesn’t stay in a person’s body for an extended time after vaccination
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: a 13-year-old who gained fame in 2016 for creating an “energy harvesting device,” disappeared for “about six years” Lead Stories rating: False (Not Missing) Fact Check: Max Loughan NOT Missing ‘About Six Years’ — ‘Energy Harvesting Device’ Creator Was In Middle, High School
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social media: Video shows WHO leader saying vaccine boosters were used to ‘kill children’ USA Today rating: False (He did not say that.) Fact check: No, WHO chief did not say COVID-19 boosters kill children
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An increase in water vapour is solely responsible for the rise in global temperatures since the end of the 19th century. Australian Associated Press rating: False (CO2 and other greenhouse gases drive global warming. Water vapour amplifies warming initiated by these gases through a positive feedback loop.) Water vapour global warming claim is all steam
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: The appearance of former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate’s name and phone number in a video he posted lead to his arrest by Romanian authorities on December 29, 2022. Lead Stories rating: False (No Connection) Fact Check: Andrew Tate’s Arrest NOT Because Of Pizza Boxes In Video With Name, Phone Number — It Followed Long Probe
FALSE	(International: Australia): Claim by Dr Peter Dingle: Sunlight does not cause skin cancer. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Sunlight is the cause of the vast majority of skin cancer cases.) Scientific evidence shines light on skin cancer misinformation

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