The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 05/25/2023

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Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (D. Van Zandt)

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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TRUE Claim by Francis Suarez (R): “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.”

Politifact rating: True (This figure matches data shared in January by Miami-Dade’s superintendent. The number of newly enrolled students from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela for the 2022-23 school year is close to 14,000, nearly double last school year’s number.)

Miami mayor is right: Miami-Dade public schools have seen sharp increase in new immigrant students

BLATANT
LIE
Claim via Social Media: Did UPenn crowd shout ‘f*** Joe Biden’ at the president?

Newsweek rating: False (Edited audio)

Fact Check: Did UPenn crowd shout “f*** Joe Biden” at the president?

FALSE Claim by Tim Scott (R): “Under President Biden … the share of working age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”

FactCheck.org rating: False (Both the civilian labor force level and the male labor force participation rate have increased.)

FactChecking Tim Scott’s Presidential Campaign Announcement

FALSE Claim by Retired Nurse John Campbell: A new mRNA universal flu vaccine will only be tested on 50 volunteers to “assess the safety” of the experimental shot.

Lead Stories rating: False (New drugs and medicines in the United States go through rigorous testing and three phases of clinical trials involving thousands of people with different health statuses before the products can potentially be authorized for widespread use.)

Fact Check: Clinical Trials For MRNA Universal Influenza Vaccine Will NOT Involve Only ’50 Healthy Volunteers’ To ‘Assess The Safety’

BLATANT
LIE
Claim by Viral Image: Photo shows a subway poster features Jordan Neely and Daniel penny

Check Your Fact rating: False (Fake digitally altered.)

FACT CHECK: Is The NYC Subway Making Posters Featuring Jordan Neely And Daniel Penny?

FALSE (International: Saudi Arabia): Saudi Arabia gifted Cristiano Ronaldo a gold bike.

The Quint rating: False

No, Saudi Arabia Didn’t Gift Cristiano Ronaldo Gold-Plated Sports Bike

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