The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/13/2023

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FALSE	Claim by Ron DeSantis (R): When migrants arrived on Martha’s Vineyard, “They called out the National Guard and deported them within 24 hours.” PolitiFact rating: False (The Massachusetts National Guard provided logistical support in the form of lodging and dining facilities at the Cape Cod base, but did not transport the migrants from Martha’s Vineyard.) Ron DeSantis falsely said migrants deported from Martha’s Vineyard within 24 hours
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: MRNA vaccines used in animals cause the involuntary vaccination of the people who eat their meat. Lead Stories rating: False (Someone failed science class. This is impossible.) Fact Check: mRNA Vaccination Of Animals Does NOT Cause Involuntary Vaccination Of Humans Who Eat Their Meat
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Were Thousands of Bud Light Cans Destroyed Amid Trans Debate? Newsweek rating: False (While it is true that tens of thousands of beer containers—including cans of Bud Light—were destroyed, it was not as a result of anger towards Bud Light’s partnership with Mulvaney. The video is in fact over a month old, and shows beer that was confiscated by Mexican authorities being steamrolled.) Fact Check: Were Thousands of Bud Light Cans Destroyed Amid Trans Debate?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a covered-up DUI accident. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department said it has no record of the alleged incident.) No evidence White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was involved in a drunken driving crash
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: CNN cut the feed to Benjamin Watson live on air because he started talking about Jesus Lead Stories rating: False (Time Ran Out) Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Cut Off Benjamin Watson Because He Spoke About Jesus During Brooke Baldwin Interview
FALSE	(International: Russia): Claim by Russian Foreign Ministry: “…so far, we have not seen evidence of the so-called ‘massacre in Bucha’ – lists of names of those killed, the circumstances and dates of their death, the conclusions of forensic experts.” POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Russia Can’t Stop Lying About Bucha Massacre

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