The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 10/12/2023

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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

MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Tim Scott (R): The Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack” by Hamas. PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., was referring to the State Department’s Palestinian Affairs outpost in Jerusalem, which condemned the Hamas attacks while urging “all sides to refrain from violence and retaliatory attacks.” The White House made four public statements from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. that clarified the U.S.’ support for Israel and its right to retaliate. Scott made his post after 3 p.m., when these statements were available.) Fact-checking Tim Scott on Biden administration’s early response to Hamas attacks in Israel Tim Scott Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: COVID-19 vaccines can spread to unvaccinated people through sexual contact. USA Today rating: False (More nonsense) False claim COVID-19 vaccines can be transmitted sexually \| Fact check
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these [Hamas] attacks.” FactCheck.org rating: False (U.S. taxpayers did not indirectly fund the recent Hamas attack on Israel with Iranian money unfrozen as part of a prisoner swap with Iran in August.) Republican Claims on Hamas Attack and Iran Funds Distort the Facts Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by The People’s Voice: WEF is orchestrating U.S. border crisis from military bases in Panama. Logically Facts rating: False (Made up story) WEF is not orchestrating U.S. border crisis from military bases in Panama People’s Voice Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “CDC admits it faked 99% of COVID deaths to scare public into taking vaccine.” Politifact rating: False (This mischaracterizes Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data about COVID-19 deaths. For the week ended Aug. 19, 1.7% of all deaths in the United States were caused by COVID-19.) Misinterpretation of CDC COVID-19 data leads to misinformation about vaccines
FALSE	(International: Turkey): Turkey President Erdogan issued a warning to the US to not interfere in the Israel-Palestine conflict. BOOM Fact Check rating: False Israel-Hamas Conflict: Video Shows Erdoğan Warning US? A FactCheck \| BOOM

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