The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 02/27/2024

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (D. Van Zandt)

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 FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “The biggest threat to your unions is millions of people coming across the border, because you’re not gonna have your jobs anymore.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (Immigrants who recently crossed the U.S. border likely aren’t taking Michigan’s union jobs. newly arrived migrants are likelier to work in jobs Americans don’t want to do, such as day laborer positions. These aren’t union jobs. There is a correlation between an increase in immigration and a drop in unionization. However, experts said that’s not evidence that immigrants are taking union jobs.) Do immigrants crossing the US southern border take union jobs? Fact-checking Donald Trump Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: 2023 was not the hottest year on record. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Multiple datasets confirm the scientific consensus that 2023 was the hottest year.) Temperature ‘fraud’ claim is a load of hot air
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.” PolitiFact rating: False (Not in the bill) Proposed online safety act does not require websites to verify government IDs
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Well, they want him [Biden] very badly to be president,” referring to world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. FactCheck.org rating: False (Unsupported by evidence) Trump Repeats Many Claims in Fox News Town Hall
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Cloud seeding program connected to recent California storms. PolitiFact rating: False (No Connection) Cloud seeding not connected to California storms
FALSE	(International: Germany): Germany Slaps €10,000 Fines On People Who Deadname Transgender People Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Germany Does NOT Slap 10,000-Euro Fines On People Who Deadname Transgender People

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