The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/12/2024

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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

TRUE	Did he say it? On Jan. 5, 2024, former U.S. President Donald Trump shared on his Truth Social account a video with the repeated words, “So God made Trump.” Snopes.com rating: True (yes, Trump shared the video on Truth Social.) Trump Shared a ‘God Made Trump’ Video with AI-Generated Narration by Paul Harvey?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): The Civil War “could have been negotiated” rather than causing years of bloodshed. PolitiFact rating: False (Negotiation was tried. It failed) A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim by Nikki Haley (R): The central issue of the Civil War was “the role of government and what the rights of the people are.” PolitiFact rating: False (Slavery was at the core.) A primer on Civil War history and what Donald Trump and Nikki Haley got wrong Nikki Haley Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Some schools have After School Satan Clubs. KGW rating: True (Some schools have After School Satan Clubs. The club is an official program led by volunteers and is operated by The Satanic Temple.) After School Satan Club programs are in some US schools
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Alexander Cole: The pandemic was planned; respiratory illness surge in New York and China isn’t airborne but due to chlorine and benzene in food and water Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (Experts have pointed to respiratory viruses like the flu, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV-2, and the common cold, as the cause of the rise in respiratory illnesses observed in the U.S. and China. These viruses are known for increasing in circulation during winter months.) Social media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”
FALSE	(International: India): Photo shows Narendra Modi with Indira Gandhi Logically Facts rating: Fake Does this photo show PM Narendra Modi with Indira Gandhi? No, it is edited

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