The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 09/28/2023

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

MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Jim Justice (R): “Under Jim Justice,” West Virginia had “the lowest unemployment rate in state history.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (In 2023, West Virginia’s unemployment rate fell as low as 3.3% for three months. Before Justice’s tenure, the state’s record low was 4.4%. It has been below that level since November 2021, all under Justice. Governors cannot claim full credit for economic achievements on their watch, because many factors beyond their control shape the economy.) Did West Virginia’s unemployment rate hit a record low on Jim Justice’s watch? Jim Justice Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by @LeadingReport: Social media users claim that a clause in a contract allows election staff to overturn official results. RumorGuard rating: False (Election workers cannot overturn results. This clause allows election workers to manually tally votes during live broadcast in case of software failure, but it has no impact on the official results of an election.) Election workers cannot override official results Leading Report Rating
FALSE	Claim by Joe Biden (D): ‘I’ve been to every mass shooting’ USA Today rating: False (Biden has visited only a fraction of the mass shooting sites during his presidency. Among the 24 public shootings with four or more victims since he was sworn in, Biden traveled to only four.) Biden fact check: President claims he visited every mass shooting site Joe Biden Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Multiple social media posts claim that former President Donald Trump is prevented from purchasing firearms due to federal law. Check Your Fact rating: True (Trump is prevented from purchasing firearms due to federal law. A Trump spokesperson clarified to media outlets that Trump did not purchase the firearm.) FACT CHECK: Is Donald Trump Unable To Purchase Firearms Due To His Felony Indictments?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.” PolitiFact rating: False (The Biden administration said Sept. 20 that about 472,000 Venezuelans who were living in the U.S. as of July 31 may be eligible for Temporary Protected Status, which protects them from deportation and allows them to apply for work permits. TPS recipients do not automatically become U.S. citizens, however, and only citizens can vote in federal elections.) Offering Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants does not ‘grant voting rights’
TRUE	(International: Kenya): Claim by Kenyan president William Ruto: “… 600 million Africans lack access to electricity.” Africa Check rating: Correct #ACS23: Verifying Kenyan president William Ruto’s claims at Africa’s first climate summit

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