The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 07/09/2023 (Weekend Edition)

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FALSE	Claim by Ron DeSantis (R): Donald Trump is a supporter of LGBTQ+ rights. PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Omits Trump’s full record. The Trump administration took actions favoring religious liberty over LGBTQ+ rights.) What a video shared by DeSantis campaign omits about Trump’s LGBTQ+ rights record Ron DeSantis Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Did Donald Trump suggest chemtrails conspiracy Is real? Newsweek rating: False (There is no evidence that Donald Trump made the remarks about chemtrails quoted in the tweet.) Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Suggest Chemtrails Conspiracy Is Real?
MISLEADING	Claim by Epoch Times and Mercola: DNA in COVID mRNA shots “may have the ability to alter the human genome”; “SV40 has been linked to cancer in humans”; “Regulatory Agencies Knew There Was a Contamination Problem” Health Feedback rating: Misleading (While SV40 is known to cause cancer in certain animals like hamsters, epidemiological studies didn’t find an elevated risk of cancer in people who received SV40-contaminated polio vaccine.) Claim that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines contain DNA contaminants based on study of vials of “unknown provenance”; no evidence COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can alter DNA in people Epoch Times Rating, Mercola Rating
FALSE	(International: India): PM Modi said that India is first in beef export in the world. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check \| This Old, Edited Video From 2012 Shows PM Modi Blaming Congress Party For Beef Export

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