The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 09/27/2023

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

TRUE	Claim by Nikki Haley (R): Nikki Haley said South Carolina passed voter ID laws and offered rides to DMV; 25 people asked for a ride. Check Your Fact rating: True (The rides occurred in 2011 as part of an assistance campaign around a requirement for the state’s new voter ID law at the time.) FACT CHECK: Did South Carolina Only Transport 25 People To The DMV After Voter ID Law Was Passed? Nikki Haley Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by thepeoplesvoice.tv: The World Economic Forum (WEF) called on governments to establish “COVID concentration camps” for individuals who do not comply with the “official narrative” related to COVID-19. Lead Stories rating: False (Fake) Fact Check: WEF Does NOT Call For ‘COVID Concentration Camps’ To Jail Those Who Question Official Narrative People’s Voice Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: In Westport, Connecticut, drones are “scanning (people) for COVID-19 symptoms.” PolitiFact rating: False (A plan to use drones to detect COVID-19 in residents of Westport, Connecticut, was scrapped in 2020 over privacy concerns shortly after it was announced.) No, there aren’t COVID-19 monitoring drones in Connecticut. Pilot program was scrapped in 2020
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Veterans benefits will continue if government shuts down. KGW rating: True (Veterans benefits are funded a year in advance.) Veterans benefits still paid in a government shutdown
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Joe Biden “said he flew airplanes, right? He didn’t.” PolitiFact rating: False (No evidence Biden said that.) Fact-check: Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ falsehoods about abortion, Jan. 6 security and bacon prices
MOSTLY FALSE	(International: Russia): Claim by Sputnik: Ukraine is running out of men to fight the war against Russia and is trying to extradite refugees The Dispatch rating: Mostly False Claims That Ukraine Wants to Extradite Refugees Are Russian Disinformation Sputnik Rating

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