The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/09/2024 (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

MISLEADING	Claim by Joe Biden (D): Claimed that inflation in the U.S. “has dropped from 9% to 3% – the lowest in the world!” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (It is low, but several nations reported lower rates than the U.S. in December.) FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union Joe Biden Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Allan Astrup Jensen (Epoch Times): Arctic sea ice is not melting and there is no indication that we should expect the Arctic sea summer ice to disappear completely, as predicted Climate Feedback rating: Incorrect (Arctic sea ice extent and volume have been decreasing since the 1970s, a trend that scientists largely attribute to human-induced global warming. The author of the claim cherry-picks short term fluctuations due to natural variability to suggest otherwise. Scientists forecast the first ice-free summer for the 2050s) Arctic sea ice has been melting over the past decades with projections for summer ice-free conditions by mid-century Epoch Times Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Marjorie Taylor Greene posted that she and Matt Gaetz support a government shutdown. Check Your Fact rating: False (Parody) FACT CHECK: No, Marjorie Taylor Greene Did Not Make A Post Saying She And Matt Gaetz Support Government Shutdown
FALSE	(International: Ukraine): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used U.S. aid funds to buy two yachts for $75 million. PolitiFact rating: False (Fake) Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy use U.S. aid to buy yachts? No, that’s False.

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