The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/04/2023 (Weekend Edition)

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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 Vivek Ramaswamy (R): “Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (One Harvard-Harris poll found that among American 18-to-24 year olds — part of Generation Z — 48% said they sided with Hamas after it attacked Israel on Oct. 7. But that was based on a small subsample of 199 people. Three other recent polls found lower Hamas support among Generation Z.) Vivek Ramaswamy says 50% of Gen Z Americans support Hamas. We say that’s Mostly False Vivek Ramaswamy Rating
FALSE	Claim by Steve Kirsch: Vaccine killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus. Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (Excess mortality data indicates that there were roughly 1.2 million excess deaths in the U.S. between the beginning of 2020 to the end of August 2023. The claim that the vaccine killed 3.5 times more people than COVID-19 isn’t compatible with the data, given that the CDC already reported roughly 1.1 million COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. to date, which are counted among the excess deaths.) Claim that COVID-19 vaccines killed 3.5 times more Americans than COVID-19 is based on a highly flawed online survey; inconsistent with excess mortality data Steve Kirsch Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Viral Video: Video shows Elon Musk said South Africans no longer have to work with access to his “platform.” Politifact rating: False (Altered video) Supposed Elon Musk promise that South Africans don’t have to work isn’t authentic
FALSE	(International: Russia): President Vladimir Putin announced Russia will provide “help to Palestine” in the current war between Israel and Hamas. FactCheck.org rating: False Online Video Misrepresents Putin Speech Commemorating WWII Victory

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