The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/10/2024

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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 Breitbart: “Nationwide data reveals surging levels of newest COVID strain in water supply.” PolitiFact rating: False (Found in wastewater, not the drinking water supply.) Very high COVID-19 viral levels found in wastewater, not in U.S. ‘water supply’ Breitbart Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media and Ads: Ben Carson-endorsed CBD gummies reduce blood pressure. Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (The claim relies on alleged publications featuring Ben Carson endorsing a product called BioHeal Blood CBD. However, a representative of Ben Carson denied any involvement or endorsement of this product.) Scam ads use a fake endorsement by Ben Carson to promote unproven hypertension treatment
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: purports newly released documents related to Jeffrey Epstein confirm Trump did not visit Epstein’s homes or Epstein Island Check Your Fact rating: False (It does not say whether he did or didn’t. The Instagram post references an excerpt from a 2016 deposition given by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre.) FACT CHECK: Instagram Post Shows Excerpt From 2016 Deposition, Not Newly Released Epstein Documents
MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Nikki Haley (R): “Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Only about half that figure — 37% — worked a majority of the week remotely. Among all respondents, 46% said they rarely or never work remotely.) Nikki Haley exaggerates rate of federal telework Nikki Haley Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: T-Mobile plans to fine its customers up to $3,500 for text messages it doesn’t like. PolitiFact rating: False (The policy doesn’t apply to personal accounts, and the company does not monitor or censor text messages.) T-Mobile isn’t fining its customers over text messages. Here’s what’s happening.
FALSE	(International: Israel): A video shows “Israeli bulldozers” running over civilians outside the Kamal Adwan hospital in north Gaza. Full Fact rating: False (This footage is unrelated to the Israel-Gaza conflict. It shows the dispersal of protesters by the Egyptian military in Cairo in 2013.) Video does not show bulldozer driving over injured at Gaza hospital – Full Fact

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