The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/05/2023 (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 Kamala Harris (D): “Because of our economic policies we now are reducing inflation.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Inflation has fallen since mid-2022 on Biden’s watch, and some of his policies may have helped on the margins, economists say. However, the biggest reason for the disinflationary pattern has been something the administration doesn’t control: interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.) Do Biden’s policies get the credit for the decline in inflation, as Kamala Harris said?
FALSE	Claim by Megan Redshaw via the Epoch Times: “An accurate reporting by Pfizer would have shown equal numbers of clinical trial deaths in the vaccine and placebo groups and thus, no benefit of vaccination.” Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (The FDA’s decision to authorize the vaccine was based on the vaccine’s ability to reduce the risk of COVID-19. Whether the vaccine made a difference to all-cause mortality wasn’t a factor considered in the authorization.) Preventing deaths isn’t the sole benefit of COVID-19 vaccination … Epoch Times Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Joe Rogan and Elon Musk: 80% of COVID-19 patients put on ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic died. Lead Stories rating: False (The actual number is “around 30-40%.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agreed that such deaths are far less than 80 percent. Ventilators are used for severe cases of COVID with significant respiratory distress, where the survival rate depends on such factors as the patient’s overall health and the severity of the illness.) Fact Check: 80% Of COVID-19 Patients Put On Ventilators Did NOT Die Joe Rogan Rating
FALSE	(International: Israel): A settler was captured and transferred to Gaza, and she was so shocked that she filmed herself Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Video Of Smiling Woman Taking Selfies Does NOT Show A Kidnapped Israeli Woman — She’s An Arabic-Speaking Influencer

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