The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 02/10/2024 (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

TRUE	Claim by Kamala Harris (D): Postpartum Medicaid coverage expanded from three states to 43 states because of the Biden administration. Politifact rating: True (Today, 43 states have Medicaid coverage until 12 months postpartum.) Fact-checking Kamala Harris: Did the Biden administration expand postpartum Medicaid coverage?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Curtis Sliwa via Hannity: Was Guardian Angels live TV tussle with “migrant”? Newsweek rating: False (The man tackled in the Fox News interview is not a migrant as Guardian Angels’ founder Curtis Sliwa claimed. NYPD confirmed the person tackled by Sliwa’s “community safety” group was a New Yorker from the Bronx.) Fact Check: Was Guardian Angels Live TV Tussle With ‘Migrant’? Sean Hannity Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Alex Jones: Is Tucker Carlson on Ukraine “kill list” over Putin interview? Newsweek rating: False (The list does not advocate violence toward those on it, which is part of an NGO, non-state-funded effort by Ukrainian activists to list “enemies of Ukraine.” Carlson has been listed on the site since mid-2023. Fact Check: Is Tucker Carlson on Ukraine “kill list” over Putin interview? Alex Jones Rating
FALSE	(International: Russia): Claim by Vladimir Putin: Ukraine started the war; Russia’s goal is to stop it. Ukrainians still consider themselves Russians, what is happening is an element of a civil war. The 2014 coup d’etat in Ukraine was accomplished by the opposition with the help of CIA…and more. POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Putin’s Talk with Tucker Carlson… and America: A Mixture of Blunt Lies and Toxic Propaganda

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