The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 07/04/2023

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MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Joe Biden (R): The Inflation Reduction Act “cuts pollution by 1 billion tons, cuts emissions by 50% by 2030.” FactCheck.org rating: Exaggerates (So, the president can take credit for making significant strides toward the U.S. goal of reducing GHG emissions 50% from 2005 by 2030. But it wasn’t just because of the Inflation Reduction Act, and even with the law, the U.S. still falls short of its 50% goal.) FactChecking Biden’s Campaign-Style Speeches Joe Biden Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Tucker Carlson Warns A 100ft Wide Fissure-Crack JUST Opened The Yellowstone Volcano. Lead Stories rating: False (He didn’t say that) Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Warn A 100-Foot-Wide “Fissure-Crack” Just Opened Yellowstone Volcano
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: “Donald Trump called up Putin today and made a new deal that will save America.” PolitiFact rating: False (The video was originally posted in 2016, after Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first phone call with then-President-elect Donald Trump. There are no reports of a phone call between the two in 2023.) Old video, same claim. Video doesn’t show Donald Trump ‘made a new deal’ with Vladimir Putin
BLATANT LIE	Claim by theflstandard.com: “600,000 Americans Per Year Are Dying From COVID Shots.” Lead Stories rating: False (Reduces Death) Fact Check: ‘600,000 Americans Per Year’ Are NOT ‘Dying From COVID Shots’ — The Vaccines Save Lives Florida Standard Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social media: The World Economic Forum banned the natural human conception. USA Today rating: False (No) No, the World Economic Forum did not ban natural conception of babies \| Fact check
TRUE	(International: Ukraine): Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy said in June 2023 that the country would hold no elections until its war with Russia ends. Snopes.com rating: True Did Zelenskyy Say There Would Be No Elections in Ukraine Until War Ends?

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