The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/18/2023 (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

FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): New Hampshire has “a worse drug problem per capita than any other state.” Politifact rating: False (Preliminary 2022 data and final 2021 data placed West Virginia at the top of the list. New Hampshire is near the middle.) Fact check: West Virginia, not New Hampshire, ranks first in fatal drug overdoses Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Thanksgiving dinner is less expensive this year. WTOL rating: True (Thanksgiving dinner is more affordable this year than in 2022.) Thanksgiving dinner is less expensive this year \| wtol.com
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Stormy Daniels claims she had a business relationship with Mike Johnson. Check Your Fact rating: False (she did not claim this, and it is not true.) FACT CHECK: Did Fox News Report Stormy Daniels And Mike Johnson Had A ‘Business Relationship’?
FALSE	(International: Italy): There have been no births in Italy for three months. Australian Associated Press rating: False (There have been tens of thousands of births in Italy in the last three months.) Tens of thousands of reasons why zero births claim is nonsense

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