The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/21/2024

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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 FALSE	Claim by Brian Schimming (R): “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.” Politifact rating: Mostly False (The state lost 2,300 jobs since last February and Wisconsin GOP admitted to having the wrong timeline. The state did lose 455 dairy farms. On both manufacturing and dairy farms, those industries have been trending downward for years through multiple presidential administrations.) Wisconsin GOP blast Biden on manufacturing job losses, but their numbers are off
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Trump held back “a tape” of his phone call with the Ukrainian president in order to trick Democrats like Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi. The Washington Post rating: Four Pinocchios Analysis \| Trump’s mixed-up, invented and false account of his first impeachment Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Bankruptcy would get Trump out of his civil fraud penalties. KGW rating: False (Bankruptcy would not get Trump out of his civil fraud penalties.) No, bankruptcy would not get Trump out of paying his civil fraud penalties
FALSE	Claim by Steve Kirsch, Ivana Pavic: “Pathologist reports a stunning 52% increase in cancer risk for ages 15-59 who were vaxxed” Health Feedback rating: Flawed Reasoning (No available evidence to date supports the claim that there is an increase in cases of rapidly-progressing cancers (“turbo cancer”) following COVID-19 vaccination, contradicting Pavic’s analysis.0 Steve Kirsch promotes flawed study making false claim about COVID-19 vaccines and cancer risk Steve Kirsch Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Biden wants to give Americans $400 a month for next two years. Check Your Fact rating: False (Biden announced a $400 tax credit over two years that would grant first time homeowners or those who sell starter homes.) FACT CHECK: Did Biden Propose A Policy To Pay Americans $400 A Month?
FALSE	(International: India): Rahul Gandhi did not accept lord Vitthal’s statue. The Quint rating: False Clipped Video of Rahul Gandhi Shared to Claim He Did Not Accept Vitthal Statue

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