The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 02/07/2024

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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 Nikki Haley (R): If Texas says, “‘We don’t want to be part of America anymore’ … that’s their decision to make.” PolitiFact rating: False (A Supreme Court ruling after the Civil war affirmed that the U.S. is “an indestructible union” and states do not have the right to unilaterally secede.) Nikki Haley said Texas could secede from the U.S. Here’s why that’s wrong Nikki Haley Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Denver Police Department Have Arrested More Than 50 Al-Qaeda Members. Lead Stories rating: False (The Denver Police Department has refuted that claim.) Fact Check: Denver Police Department Has NOT Arrested More Than ’50 Al-Qaeda Members’ — Department Denied The Claim
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: The government is spraying chemicals into the sky to block the sun. Politifact rating: False (There is small-scale research into solar geoengineering, which sprays aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect some sunlight back into space. That is being done by researchers at Harvard University, but it is not widespread and very preliminary.) Claim that the government is spraying the sky, blocking sun to mitigate climate change is wrong
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Judge in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial was ‘involved in sex trafficking’ USA Today rating: False (Baseless) Baseless claim judge in E. Jean Carroll trial was ‘involved in sex trafficking’ \| Fact check
MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Donna Brazile: Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (The all-time low for Black unemployment was set less than a year ago under Joe Biden. Since that record was set, it has risen half a percentage point, to 5.3%.) Donna Brazile, Reince Priebus disagreed on record for Black unemployment. Brazile is closer to right
FALSE	(International: Russia): This video shows President Putin ignoring Israel’s PM Netanyahu at a public event. The Quint rating: False Did Russian President Putin Ignore Israel’s Netanyahu? No, Claim Is Misleading!

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