The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 05/20/2023 (Weekend Edition)

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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

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FALSE	Claim by Melissa Tate: Did George Soros help Nazis confiscate Jewish property? Newsweek rating: False (George Soros did not help Nazis confiscate Jewish property.) Fact Check: Did George Soros Help Nazis Confiscate Jewish Property?
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Nikki Haley (R): Gov. Ron DeSantis “passed the largest corporate subsidies in Florida history for Disney.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (In 2020, Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity approved The Walt Disney Co. for a state tax credit program that would allow Disney to earn up to $570 million in tax credits over 20 years. Gov. Ron DeSantis oversees the agency.) Disney cancels plans for Florida campus amid feud with Ron DeSantis, forgoing historic tax incentive
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Rumble Video: COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and treatments for the virus come from snake venom and the vaccines cause humans to produce venom in their bodies. Nicotine is the “perfect antidote” for COVID, making the vaccines unnecessary. Lead Stories rating: False (Complete crackpottery) Fact Check: ‘Watch The Water 2’ Does NOT Prove COVID-19 MRNA Vaccines Come From Snake Venom, Do NOT Cause Humans To Produce Venom In Bodies Rumble Rating
FALSE	(International: India): Video shows fake voting being done at one of the Muslim booths during 2023 Karnataka assembly elections. The Quint rating: False Old & Unrelated Video Shared as Voting Fraud During Karnataka Elections

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