The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/03/2024

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (D. Van Zandt)

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 Nick LaLota (R): Under New York’s Clean Slate Act “violent crimes … will now be automatically sealed after a set time – like they never happened.” Politfact rating: Mostly False (Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law in November that seals some criminal records, but excludes records for many Class A felonies such as murder, as well as sex offenses.) New York state’s Clean Slate law doesn’t keep convictions sealed from everyone
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: purports to show Jeffrey Epstein and Ted Kaczynski at a boys summer camp together. Check Your Fact rating: False (they were not together.) FACT CHECK: No, Photo Does Not Show Jeffrey Epstein and Ted Kaczynski At A Boys Summer Camp Together
FALSE	Claim by American Greatness: Nikki Haley is constitutionally barred from being President or Vice President as she doesn’t meet the “natural born citizen” criterion due to her parents not being U.S. citizens at her birth. NFN Fact Check rating: False (The predominant legal and constitutional interpretation holds that anyone born on U.S. soil is a natural-born citizen, regardless of their parents’ citizenship status. This interpretation is supported by the 14th Amendment and the Supreme Court’s ruling in Wong Kim Ark, which affirm birthright citizenship.) Fact vs. Fiction: The Eligibility of Nikki Haley for President or Vice President Based on the Constitution’s ‘Natural Born Citizen’ Requirement American Greatness Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The World Economic Forum (WEF) banned “natural conception,” saying “all babies must be lab-grown by 2030.” Lead Stories rating: False (Made up) Fact Check: World Economic Forum Did NOT Ban ‘Natural Conception’ Or Say ‘All Babies Must Be Lab-Grown by 2030’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Lab-grown chicken is currently being sold in U.S. grocery stores. KHOU rating: False (Lab-grown chicken is not currently being sold in U.S. grocery stores.) No, lab-grown chicken is not currently being sold in U.S. grocery stores
FALSE	(International: Australia): Health department data reveals five children under the age of four have died from COVID-19 vaccines in Australia. Australian Associated Press rating: False (There have been no reports of children under five dying after vaccination.) Data debunks daft child vaccine deaths claim – Australian Associated Press

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