The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/20/2023

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FALSE	Claim via Social media: There were no bank failures during Trump’s presidency. USA Today rating: False (There were 15 bank failures during Trump’s presidency, not zero. But none as big as SVB.) Fact check: Banks failed during both Trump, Biden administrations
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Natural News: Data show Covid-19 vaccines reduce lifespans by up to 24 years. AFP Fact Check rating: False (No Evidence and Natural News is a notorious purveyor of medical disinformation.) Covid-19 vaccines falsely linked to lower life expectancy Natural News Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Polio wasn’t eradicated in the United States by a vaccine. PolitiFact rating: False (yes, it was) DDT ban didn’t stop U.S. polio epidemic, vaccines did
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Go2Bank Is Giving New Customers $1000 As A Sign-Up Bonus Lead Stories rating: False (Scam Tactic) Fact Check: GO2Bank Is NOT Giving New Customers $1,000 As Sign-Up Bonus
BLATANT LIE	Claim by newspunch.com: Bill Gates Posted Tweet Proposing To ‘Force-Jab’ The Unvaccinated By Inoculating Livestock Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Tweet) Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Post Tweet Vowing To ‘Force-Jab’ The Unvaccinated By Inoculating Livestock Newspunch Rating
FALSE	(International: Russia): Claim by Vladimir Putin: “We relied not just on the Russian-speaking population there [in Ukraine] – the whole country is Russian-speaking, as a matter of fact.” POLYGRAPH.info rating: False In Buryatia, Putin Claims All of Ukraine is Russian-Speaking, Repeating a False Pretext for War

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