The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/07/2024 (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 Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo: FDA’s “own guidelines dictate” testing for integration into the human genome of residual DNA from mRNA vaccines. FactCheck.org rating: False (No evidence that residual DNA, which is expected and present within regulatory limits, can integrate into vaccinated people’s DNA. Faulty Science Underpins Florida Surgeon General’s Call to Halt mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
BLATANT LIE	Claim by William LeGate: Did Bill Barr visit Jeffrey Epstein in prison before his death? Newsweek rating: False (Bill Barr did not visit Jeffrey Epstein in prison 24 hours before he died. The claim is based on comments made, without evidence, to the New York Post by a former mob informant. The Post has since removed the reference to Bill Barr. The informant later said he had no knowledge of Barr visiting Epstein’s cell. There is no other evidence to suggest such a visit happened.) Fact Check: Did Bill Barr visit Jeffrey Epstein in prison before his death?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “In actuality, there is no evidence Joe Biden won” the 2020 election, citing a report’s allegations from five battleground states. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (An often repeated blatant lie that contains no evidence to support it.) Trump’s new ‘evidence’ that Biden lost in 2020 is ridiculously wrong (and dusty). We went through it Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: India): Zero civilian deaths were reported due to terror attacks in the country after Prime Minister Narendra Modi came into power in 2014. The Quint rating: False Zero Civilian Deaths Due to Terror Attacks Since 2014? A Fact-Check

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