The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 02/26/2024

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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 Tammy Baldwin (D): “Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (The Senate committee, in a letter to the pharma CEOs, cited an online global database and said Boehringer Ingelheim charges $489 for brand name inhaler Combivent Respimat in the United States, but just $7 in France.) Yes, the price of an inhaler in the US is massively higher than overseas cost
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: San Francisco City Council appointed an illegal immigrant to the Board of Elections. Lead Stories rating: False (Here Legally) Fact Check: San Francisco City Council Did NOT Appoint ‘Illegal Immigrant’ To Board Of Elections
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Viral Image: Google announced that it would be “sunsetting” its Gmail services in August 2024. Check Your Fact rating: False (Google has not announced the shutdown of the Gmail service, but is planning to discontinue an older version of the platform.) FACT CHECK: No, This Email from Google Claiming Gmail is Shutting Down is Not Real
MISLEADING	Claim by Kyle Rittenhouse: I am trying to comprehend why the government was quick to reveal my name after I defended myself, but they still haven’t released the names of the Kansas City shooters. PolitiFact rating: Misleading (State laws vary) Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Global COVID Vaccine Safety study shows that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous, inadequately tested; getting vaccinated is more dangerous than getting COVID-19 Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (Benefits far outweigh the risk.) Global COVID Vaccine Safety study identified already-known risks, doesn’t show that risks are greater than benefits
FALSE	(International: Ukraine): Naturalization document shows Vladimir Zelensky is about to become a U.S. citizen and “be shipped off to live in the sunny state of Florida.” FactCheck.org rating: False Posts Use Bogus Document to Falsely Claim Zelenskyy Plans Move to Florida

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