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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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| MOSTLY TRUE |
Claim by Alex Epstein: “The whole green energy agenda involves more than doubling 10 types of mining.”
Politifact rating: Mostly True (An oft-cited goal to combat climate change is to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Mining experts said reaching that goal would require a significant increase in the minerals produced globally. Depending on the mineral, production would need to increase three to five times in the next several decades to meet the 2050 deadline.) Reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 would require major increase in mined materials |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Vaccinated People Become The Property Of mRNA Vaccine Patent Holders , mRNA Does Alter Natural DNA.
Lead Stories rating: Patently False (Neither is true) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: “Official govt docs expose Michelle Obama’s 14 year history as a man.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Michelle Obama was never a man.) |
| NO EVIDENCE |
Claim by LifeNews: “Mifepristone is dangerous”
Health Feedback rating: Unsupported ( A causal relationship between mifepristone and deaths wasn’t established) |
| TRUE | Claim by President Joe Biden (D): Norfolk Southern made tens of billions in profit.
Newsweek rating: True (Biden does not specify over what period Norfolk Southern’s profits were calculated to reach a figure of “tens of billions” of dollars. However, SEC filings show that between 2017 to 2022, the company (after income tax) made more than $23 billion in net profit.) Fact Check: Has Norfolk Southern Made Tens of Billions in Profit? |
| FALSE | (International: China): Claim by Wang Wenbin: “I’m also curious what the US ‘plan for the destruction of Taiwan’ looks like. The US needs to offer a clear explanation.”
POLYGRAPH.info rating: False No Joke: China Demands US Explain Fictional ‘Plan for the Destruction of Taiwan’ |
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