The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 05/29/2023

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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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MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Kelda Roys (D): Infertility is treated differently than other issues and “often excluded from insurance coverage” PolitiFact rating: True It’s true: Infertility treatment is often excluded from insurance coverage
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An Atlantic headline says: “White Supremacy is now a multi-racial movement” AFP Fact Check rating: False (Altered) Fake Atlantic headline on white supremacy spreads online
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally. PolitiFact rating: False (U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the migrants in the video had already crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and were on U.S. soil when they were passing through the gate in the video.) Did US military let migrants cross the border illegally? Claims mischaracterize border footage
TRUE	Claim by Erik Vance: A South Carolina Juneteenth banner featured white models WCNC rating: True Yes, A South Carolina Juneteenth banner featured white models \| wcnc.com
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Viral Video: Problems In Specific Teeth Harm Other, Specific Body Parts Lead Stories rating: False (Pseudoscience) Fact Check: Problems In Specific Teeth Do NOT Harm Other, Specific Body Parts
FALSE	(International: North Korea): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “just ordered the evacuation of the capital city.” PolitiFact rating: False (No Evidence) No evidence North Korea is evacuating its capital. Claim stems from unconfirmed 2017 report

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