The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/15/2023

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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

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FALSE	Claim via Social Media: John Kerry called on farmers to stop growing food. USA Today rating: False (In his speech at the AIM for Climate Summit, Kerry said the agriculture industry should focus on innovation to combat climate change. He never suggested farmers should stop growing food.) John Kerry proposed farming innovation at climate summit \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The military has recorded a “500% increase in HIV since the COVID vaccine rollout.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Nope, Database errors.) Database Errors Fuel False Claims about HIV Cases in Military
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Viral Video: Anheuser-Busch owns Miller Lite. Check Your Fact rating: False (Miller Lite is owned by Molson-Coors) FACT CHECK: No, Anheuser-Busch Does Not Own Miller Lite
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Will Cain: Democrats “introduced a bill that would ban detaining gay illegal immigrants.” Politifact rating: Mostly False (The bill would not “ban” the detention of LGBTQ+ people. They could still be subject to detention if there was evidence that they were a flight risk or threat to the community.) Democratic bill doesn’t ban detaining LGBTQ+ immigrants, but sets criteria DHS must meet to do so
FALSE	Claim by Ted Cruz (R): “Joe Biden did the exact same thing (as Donald Trump on documents) and the DOJ doesn’t care!” PolitiFact rating: False (Cases aren’t identical.) How do Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s classified documents cases compare?
FALSE	(International: Canada): Canadian passport redesign includes Pride flag AFP Fact Check rating: False Canada passport redesign targeted with false claims about colors

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