The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/20/2024 (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

MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Opportunity Wisconsin: “Bryan Steil is part of a group that wants to cut Social Security and Medicare, that would be devastating.” Politifact Rating: Mostly False (He is a part of a study group, but Steil’s office says he opposes the group’s budget proposal on Social Security and Medicare and would vote against it. Does U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil back cutting Social Security and Medicare?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “A Republican politician is trying to legalize cousin incest.” FactCheck.org rating: False (State Rep. Nick Wilson proposed changing Kentucky’s incest law to add a ban on “sexual contact” to the existing ban on “sexual intercourse” between family members, but says he accidentally struck “first cousins” from the list of illegal relationships. Viral posts wrongly claimed Wilson wanted to legalize incest between cousins. He refiled a corrected bill.) Kentucky Lawmaker Fixes Incest Bill, But Not Until After It Goes Viral
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “As you know, Nikki Haley in particular is counting on the Democrats and liberals to infiltrate the Republican primary,” PolitiFact rating: False (Does not understand NH election laws or is lying. Registered Democrats cannot vote in New Hampshire’s Republican primary election. Undeclared voters, people who aren’t affiliated with the Democratic or Republican parties, can vote in the primary. Nikki Haley is courting undeclared voters.) Trump’s misleading claim that Haley is seeking Democrats to ‘infiltrate’ New Hampshire’s GOP primary Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Russia): Claim by Vladimir Putin: “It’s probably possible to falsify anything. Just like the previous elections in the U.S. were falsified through voting by mail.” POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Putin Drives Russian Influence Campaign With Rigged 2020 US Election Claim

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