The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 06/29/2023

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FALSE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Atrazine in the water supply is contributing to “sexual dysphoria” in kids. Politifact rating: False (No scientific studies in humans have linked atrazine exposure to gender dysphoria. It has been linked, in some studies, to birth defects and other reproductive health problems.) No evidence atrazine in the water supply is causing more kids to identify as transgender Children’s Health Defense Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via social media: Hunter Biden is pleading guilty to the same gun charge as Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, but the two rappers faced prison sentences while the president’s son does not. AP News rating: False (Biden has reached a plea deal that would allow him to avert the gun charge. He was also charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a drug addict while Lil Wayne was charged with illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and Kodak Black was charged with making false statements to purchase multiple firearms.) Hunter Biden’s gun charge isn’t the same as those previously faced by Lil Wayne, Kodak Black
TRUE	Claim: The 1973 sci-fi horror classic movie “Soylent Green,” which depicted people eating wafers made from human corpses, was set in 2022. Snopes.com rating: True Was the ’73 Film ‘Soylent Green’ Depicting Food Made from Human Corpses Set in 2022?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Gold fringe on an American flag means “the Constitution is suspended.” PolitiFact rating: False (Gold fringe added to the American flag is merely decorative. It does not signify that the U.S. Constitution has been suspended.) Gold fringe on the US flag means the Constitution is suspended? That’s a fringe theory
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “sort of mandated” the COVID-19 vaccine. Check Your Fact rating: False (While DeSantis has expressed support for COVID-19 vaccines, he did not mandate them. DeSantis signed legislation that banned COVID-19 vaccine passports and vaccine mandates in 2021.) FACT CHECK: Donald Trump Makes Misleading Claims About Ron DeSantis’s Actions On Vaccines
FALSE	(International: Russia): Claim by Vladimir Putin: “As of tonight … our guys have nailed 245 enemy tanks and about 678 armored vehicles of different types.” POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Putin Falsely Claims 923 Ukrainian Tanks and Armored Vehicles ‘Nailed’ in 2 Weeks

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