The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 05/14/2023 (Weekend Edition)

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FALSE	Claim by Dr. Lee Merritt (America’s Frontline Doctors): Cancer and multiple sclerosis are caused by parasites; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin can cure cancer. Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (Lee Merritt is an Orthopedic Surgeon who is not qualified to be an expert on this topic. Cancer isn’t solely caused by parasites. The exact cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown. Risk factors for it include a genetic predisposition and infection by the Epstein-Barr virus, but there’s no established causal link with parasites.There are some preclinical studies in cell cultures and animals about the effect of hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin on cancer cells. However, neither of the two have been shown in clinical trials to effectively treat cancer in people.) No evidence that hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure cancer; cancer and multiple sclerosis aren’t caused solely by parasites, contrary to claim by orthopedic surgeon America’s Frontline Doctors Rating
TRUE	Claim by Robin Vos (R): “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game’s salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. … So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away.” PolitiFact rating: True Yes, Wisconsin’s tax coffers would take a hit if Brewers leave
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Gas car bans force people to give up their cars. FOX43 rating: False (States are only banning the sales of new gas cars.) No state is adopting rules to force you to give up your gas car
FALSE	(International: India): Two BJP leaders arrested in connection with deadly attack on police. AFP Fact Check rating: False Indian ruling party leaders were not ‘arrested over deadly Maoist rebel attack on police’

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