The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/22/2024

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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

MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Ron DeSantis (R): “The problem now in the last five years is life expectancy is going down.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Due to Covid) Who’s right on life expectancy, Ron DeSantis or Nikki Haley? Both
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: purports to show a subway poster created by the MTA highlighting bigotry against transgender people. Check Your Fact rating: False (The poster was created by Pride Train in 2021 and can be viewed via a highlight saved to their Instagram account. A spokesperson for the New York City MTA denied the transportation system had authorized the poster in a statement to Reuters.) FACT CHECK: Twitter Post Falsely Claims Subway Sign Highlighting Bigotry Was Created By The New York MTA
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows President Joe Biden promoting a $6,400 government subsidy. PolitiFact rating: False (Didn’t happen) No, President Joe Biden didn’t announce $6,400 government subsidies for all Americans
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Possible measles exposure at Washington DC airports is ‘Disease X’ USA Today rating: False (There is no disease X.) False claim possible DC-area measles exposure is ‘Disease X’ \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: purports to show a TRUTH Social post from Trump claiming he marched with MLK. Check Your Fact rating: False (There is no evidence he made the supposed remark.) FACT CHECK: No, Trump Did Not Make A Truth Social Post Claiming He Marched With MLK
FALSE	(International: Australia): Newspaper photos of the moon landing published on the same day could not have been transported and developed so quickly – proving the 1969 mission was faked. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The initial images used by newspapers were taken from the live footage beamed around the world during the landing.) ‘Fake’ moon landing claim orbits the simple facts

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