The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/19/2023 (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 Francesca Hong (D): U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson “opposes Social Security benefits.” Politifact rating: Mostly False (Mike Johnson has not outright said he opposes Social Security benefits. The Republican Study Committee, which Johnson chaired, recommended significant cuts to the program in 2020.) Wisconsin lawmaker falsely claims US House Speaker ‘opposes Social Security’
MISLEADING	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Fulton County, Georgia, acknowledges, in a major Consent Decree, that 3,600 individual ballots were DUPLICATED (36 Batches). THAT’S A LOT OF CRIME.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (He is referring to news reported months ago about errors made during an audit — not during the official ballot count.) Trump’s Latest Election Fraud Spin Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Julian Fidge, Rebekah Barnett: Unapproved genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could permanently change our DNA. Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (There are no genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines) There are no genetically modified organisms in the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines; no evidence these vaccines modify our DNA
FALSE	(International: Israel): Benjamin Netanyahu’s psychiatrist died by suicide. USA Today rating: False Claim about Netanyahu’s psychiatrist is stolen satire \| Fact check

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