The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 02/23/2024

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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 Chuck Schumer (D): “TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Close, in 2023, the Transportation Security Administration reported seizing 6,737 firearms at airport checkpoints, the most in the agency’s 23-year history.) Did TSA find a record number of guns at airports last year?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: AOC called for the US government to print money to get out of national debt. Check Your Fact rating: False (She did not.) FACT CHECK: Did AOC Say The US Should Print $34 Trillion To Pay National Debt?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): The special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified documents said of the president, “Look, he’s incompetent to go to court, but he can be president.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The report did not say that.) Trump Repeats Many Claims in Fox News Town Hall Donald Trump Rating
TRUE	Claim by Kirsten Gillibrand (D): “Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.” PolitiFact rating: True (Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is correct that the federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug, which means that it is considered a greater concern than either fentanyl or cocaine, which are classified as Schedule 2 drugs.) Yes, the federal government still classifies marijuana as more worrisome than fentanyl, cocaine
BLATANT LIE	Claim by American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers: “President Biden’s EPA is rushing to ban new gas-powered cars.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The proposals to reduce tailpipe emissions and raise the fuel efficiency standards of cars and trucks would not “ban” the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles.) Experts Say Proposed Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Rules Not an EPA ‘Ban’ on Gas-Powered Cars
FALSE	(International: Russia): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died from the COVID-19 vaccine. Snopes.com rating: Unfounded Did Alexei Navalny Die from COVID-19 Vaccine?

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