The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 10/05/2023

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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 via Social Media: The speaker of the House does not have to be from the majority party. WFAA rating: True (The speaker doesn’t have to be someone from the majority party. However, it is very unlikely the opposition party could get the votes to have a minority speaker.) Verifying 5 fast facts about the speaker of the House \| wfaa.com
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): President Joe Biden “has dictated that nearly 70% of all cars” made in the U.S. must be “fully electric” in 10 years. FactCheck.org rating: False (The administration cannot mandate how many cars must be all-electric. It proposed new emission standards, and how the industry meets the new rules is up to them.) Trump’s Misleading Claims About Electric Vehicles and the Auto Industry Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Campaign finance disclosures showed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took part in a “massive money laundering and election fraud” scheme. PolitiFact rating: False (Georgia’s campaign finance laws don’t require donor information for donations worth $100 and below. All the contributions with no donor information were within this range.) Fani Willis had over 200 anonymous campaign contributions. Here’s why that’s not fraudulent
FALSE	Claim by neonnettle.com: Women Store DNA From Every Man They’ve Ever Made Love With, Study Finds Lead Stories rating: False (researchers did not suggest that the origin of this male DNA found in female brain tissue was “harvested” or “stored” from every past lover.) Fact Check: Study Did NOT Find Women Store DNA From Every Man They’ve Ever Made Love With — Findings Are Misrepresented NeonNettle Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Claims the Arizona Senate has purportedly laid out RICO indictments against Katie Hobbs. Check Your Fact rating: False (A spokesperson for the Arizona State Senate Republicans refuted the claim) FACT CHECK: Did The Arizona Senate Lay Out RICO Indictments Against Katie Hobbs?
FALSE	(International: Russia): The U.S. has launched an Indirect recruitment campaign amongst student, urging them to pay their ‘student loan’ by joining the Ukrainian army as an Alternative.” POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Fake Recruitment Leaflets Promise US Students Debt Relief for Joining Ukraine’s Defense

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