The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/08/2024

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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

TRUE	Claim by Tony Evers (D): “We’re having the largest classes of correctional officers we’ve ever had before.” PolitiFact rating: True Yes, Wisconsin correctional officer training classes are largest they’ve ever been Tony Evers Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Tucker Carlson says that Biden was planning a terrible crime against Russia on March 7 2024. Lead Stories rating: False (Doctored Video) Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Say Biden Was Planning ‘Terrible Crime’ Against Russia On March 7, 2024
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Since becoming a member of Congress, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has become “a verified multi-millionaire.” FactCheck.org rating: False (No Evidence) Posts Make Baseless Claim About Net Worth of Ocasio-Cortez
FALSE	Claim via Social Media and Conservative figures: President “Joe Biden secretly flown 320,000 illegal immigrants from Latin American airports to 43 U.S. cities.” Lead Stories rating: False (Lawful Entry and not a secret) Fact Check: Biden Has NOT ‘Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports’ to US Cities
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “That’s why they are allowing these people to come in — people that don’t speak our language — they are signing them up to vote.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Citizenship is a requirement to vote in federal elections. The process for immigrants to become citizens takes years.) Trump’s claim that millions of immigrants are signing up to vote illegally is Pants on Fire! Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Australia): Western nations signed a treaty guaranteeing NATO would not expand ‘one inch’ to the east after German reunification in 1990. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The ‘not one inch’ assurance was discussed in negotiations but was never mentioned in a treaty.) False treaty claims attempt to rewrite history – Australian Associated Press

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