The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/04/2023 (Weekend Edition)

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MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Under Biden’s current policies, even though these millions of illegal border crossers have entered the country unlawfully, all of their future children will become automatic U.S. citizens.” FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (That’s not a Biden policy, but rather it has been the standing interpretation of the 14th Amendment going back more than 100 years, including under Trump.) Trump’s Dubious Promise to End Birthright Citizenship
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Chick-fil-A ‘just hired’ a new vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion USA Today rating: False (Chick-fil-A did not “just hire” a vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. The chain has had someone in that position for over a year and a half.) Chick-fil-A diversity executive was hired over a year ago \| Fact check
MISLEADING	Claim by Call to Activism: Was The Bible banned by School District for being pornographic? Newsweek rating: Misleading (While the district did not outright ban The Bible from all its schools, and not under new laws governing pornographic material, the book was reportedly removed from elementary and middle schools in the district “due to vulgarity or violence”) Fact Check: Was The Bible Banned by School District For Being Pornographic? Call to Activism Rating
FALSE	(International: Australia): United Nations and World Health Organization sexual education guides say all children must have sexual partners. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Parts of the guides have been misrepresented, selectively edited or fabricated to support the claim.) Crudely created claims sickly twist sex education for children

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