The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/06/2024 (Weekend Edition)

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that 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

FALSE	Claim by SFA Fund (Nikki Haley): “DeSantis called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’” FactCheck.org rating: False (DeSantis didn’t say that.) Pro-Haley PAC Misattributes Quote to DeSantis Nikki Haley Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Photo shows Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein posing together in a private jet. BOOM Fact Check rating: False (AI Generated) Viral Image of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Is AI-Generated \| BOOM
TRUE	Claim by Ron Desantis (R): Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did.” Politifact rating: True (Federal data — tracking removals, returns and expulsions — shows Barack Obama deported more people in each of his terms than Trump did.) Ron DeSantis is right, Barack Obama deported more people than Donald Trump did Ron DeSantis Rating
FALSE	(International: Israel): A post shared on X claims that the Israel Defense Forces have suffered 8,000 dead. Check Your Fact rating: False (175 as of 01/05/2024) FACT CHECK: Post Claims IDF Suffers 8,000 Losses

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