The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/21/2023

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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

FALSE	Claim by Nikki Haley (R): Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “did something six months ago” akin to Nikki Haley recruiting Chinese companies to South Carolina. Politifact rating: False (No government reports or news stories show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recruited Chinese companies to the state in the last six months. Other fact-checkers reported similar findings.) Nikki Haley distorts Ron DeSantis’ Chinese recruitment record in Florida Nikki Haley Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Images shared on social media authentically show Osama bin Laden posing with Barack Obama, Condoleezza Rice, and Hillary Clinton. Snopes rating: Fake Are Pics of Bin Laden Posing with Obama, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton Real?
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Did Israel build a bunker underneath the Shifa Hospital? Newsweek rating: True (Multiple sources have corroborated that a bunker or basement was built at Israel’s discretion in the 1980s. It remains unclear whether Hamas operates the space beneath the hospital as a major military headquarters, even though the IDF has presented evidence of weapons stashed in the hospital.) Fact Check: Did Israel Build Bunker Under Shifa Hospital?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Billboard in New York City shows “Stand with Israel” ad replacing “Stand with Ukraine” ad. PolitiFact rating: False (Fake) New York City billboard ad showing ‘Stand with Israel’ replacing Ukraine is fake
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Taxes on middle class will go up every 2 years under Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. KTVB rating: False (Taxes will not increase every two years under the tax reform law.) Taxes won’t increase every two years under tax reform law
FALSE	(International: India): PM Modi met AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi to discuss the upcoming elections. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: This Image of PM Modi With Asaduddin Owaisi Is Digitally Altered

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