The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 10/30/2023

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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 Alex Mooney (R): Jim Justice “opposes the Right to Work” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (There is no evidence that Justice definitively opposes the state’s “right-to- work” law. Despite Justice being in office for almost seven years, the “right-to-work” law remains in place, and as a candidate, Justice’s campaign website does not discuss his views on it.) Does Gov. Jim Justice oppose the “right-to-work” policy?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by the People’s Voice: John Kerry: ‘We Must Sacrifice Billions Of Humans To Save Planet Earth’ Lead Stories rating: False (Made Up) Fact Check: John Kerry Did NOT Say ‘We Must Sacrifice Billions Of Humans To Save Planet Earth’ People’s Voice Rating
FALSE	Claim by Ryan Fournier: Claims Mark Meadows “wore a wire” to spy on Trump for FBI Newsweek rating: False (Fournier stated two of his “sources” had “retracted their statements on the matter entirely.” The conservative pundit apologized to Meadows via social media.) Fact check: Claims Mark Meadows “wore a wire” to spy on Trump for FBI RFAngle Rating
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Mike Johnson (R): “In the time it’s going to take me to deliver this speech, we’ll go up another $20 million in debt.” Politifact rating: Mostly True (He underestimates. It would go up four times that amount.) Fact-checking new House Speaker Mike Johnson on the federal debt
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: McDonald’s Changed Its Wrappers To Be Blue and White In Support Of Israel. Lead Stories rating: False (They have been used for years.) Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Change Its Wrappers To Blue and White In Support Of Israel
FALSE	(International: Australia): Employed Indigenous people are able to get zero percent interest home loans. Australian Associated Press rating: False (There is no evidence of interest-free home loans for Indigenous Australians.) Zero evidence of interest-free Indigenous home loans

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