The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/25/2023 (Weekend Edition)

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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BLATANT
LIE
Claim by Children’s Health Defense: The measles vaccine can be “shed, causing the virus to be spread to others”.

Africa Check rating: Incorrect (Crackpottery from RFK Jr. Organization)

Don’t fall for unfounded scare claims about measles vaccination in South Africa

Children’s Health Defense Rating

BLATANT
LIE
Claim via Social Media: Fluoride Was ‘First Used In The Drinking Water Of The Soviet Gulags’

Lead Stories rating: False (Michigan, 1945)

Fact Check: Fluoride Was NOT ‘First Used In The Drinking Water Of The Soviet Gulags’

MOSTLY
TRUE
Claim by Chris Christie (R): Donald Trump “never changed one immigration law.”

PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (It has been decades since Congress enacted major immigration legislation, and that includes Trump’s presidency. Trump’s time in office saw 472 measures on immigration that had drastic implications, according to one think tank’s estimate. His executive actions included efforts to restrict access at the southern border.)

Trump did not sign any major immigration laws, but he did issue orders that changed policy

FALSE (International: India): These videos show PM Narendra Modi watching Dhirendra Krishna Shastri on television.

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