The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/16/2024 (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

MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Ron DeSantis (R): Citizens Property Insurance “is not solvent.” Politifact rating: Mostly False (Insolvency means that a company cannot pay its bills today. That’s not so for Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s state-backed insurer.) Ron DeSantis said Citizens Property Insurance ‘is not solvent.’ That’s misleading. Ron DeSantis Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Children’s Health Defense: RSV vaccines are linked to deaths and neurological disorders; the CDC glossed over reports of deaths among vaccinated individuals Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (The Children’s Health Defense article used the VAERS database to support its claim that RSV vaccines are dangerous, even though this database on its own is inadequate for providing this information.) CDC analysis of RSV vaccines data showed vaccines are safe, not associated with excess deaths, contrary to claim by Children’s Health Defense Children’s Health Defense Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: US Code says people found guilty of treason should be publicly hanged. USA Today rating: False (The U.S. Code has never mentioned public hangings as a punishment for treason. Public hangings have been outlawed in every state for more than 80 years.) No, public hanging is not listed as punishment for treason in US Code \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: Australia): Claim by Senator Gerard Rennick: A report shows COVID-19 vaccines had a rate of injury 50 times higher than other vaccines. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The report contains numbers of suspected adverse events following vaccination, not vaccine-induced injuries, and the 50 times greater calculation is incorrect.) Senator’s vaccine report calculations don’t add up

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