The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/21/2024 (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 Nikki Haley (R): Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (While president, Donald Trump expressed lukewarm support for a 25-cent hike to the federal gasoline tax to help pay for infrastructure improvements. But he didn’t formalize the idea or pitch it to the public.) Nikki Haley said Donald Trump wanted to raise the gas tax as president. His support was flimsy. Nikki Haley Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A screenshot authentically shows a Truth Social post in which former U.S. President Donald Trump wrote, “The great Cassius Clay used to spar with me.” Snopes rating: Fake Did Trump Claim on Truth Social He Sparred with Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali)?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media and a timeless myth: Taking a hot shower during freezing weather can cause pipes to burst. FOX43 rating: False (Taking a shower during freezing weather won’t cause pipes to burst.) Verified ways to keep home pipes from freezing in cold weather \| fox43.com
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): Claim by Peter Imanuelsen (aka Peter Sweden): The EU could SEIZE and SCRAP your old car if it doesn’t meet their criteria as part of their climate agenda. Climate Feedback rating: Inaccurate (The EU Commission’s proposal does not mandate the seizure and scrapping of vehicles merely for failing to meet specific environmental criteria. Instead, it outlines how to assess and recycle vehicles that are neither economically repairable nor roadworthy, aiming to minimize environmental harm.) EU is not passing law to ‘seize and scrap’ cars under climate agenda, contrary to Peter Sweden claim

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