The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/18/2023

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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

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: “One of the greatest mysteries of COVID-19: Where did the flu go in 2020 and 2021?” FactCheck.org rating: False (It is not a mystery; it was reduced by pandemic measures – masks, social distancing, handwashing, etc. Further, it is estimated 5000 people died from the flu during the 2020 – 2021 period.) Fewer Cases of Flu Due to Pandemic Precautions, Contrary to Viral Claim
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Viral Images: Photos show Biden and Harris celebrating Trump’s indictment. Check Your Fact rating: False (Fake) FACT CHECK: Do These Images Show Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Celebrating Donald Trump’s indictment?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “Congress, White House, IRS, Feds, Federal Reserve are shut down.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Made up claims for unknown reasons.) U.S. government institutions haven’t shuttered, despite Facebook claims
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: School shootings are linked to violent video games. USA Today rating: False (There is no evidence of a causal link between school shootings and video games, according to an array of studies, meta-analyses and psychology and sociology experts.) Fact check: Studies refute attempts to link video games, shootings
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Joe Biden (D): “Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football. PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Much of the relevant academic research suggests that rugby results in higher rates of overall injuries and concussions than American football does — often two to three times higher.) Fact-checking Joe Biden on whether rugby is safer than football
FALSE	(International: New Zealand): Jacinda Ardern is advertising her services as a speaker with a US-based talent website. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The website listing is a fake.) Ardern speaking tour claim is utter drivel

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