The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/22/2024

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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

FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Biden completely halted construction of border wall. KHOU rating: False (Biden did not completely halt construction of border wall.) Biden didn’t completely halt border wall construction \| khou.com
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video authentically depicts U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene holding a sign that says “Honk if you want a bloodbath.” Snopes.com rating: False (Labeled Satire) No, MTG Didn’t Hold a Sign Saying ‘Honk If You Want a Bloodbath’
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Did vaccines cause an “explosion in autoimmune diseases”? Lead Stories rating: False (Vaccines are rigorously tested for safety before being approved for use, and extensive research has shown that vaccines are not linked to an “explosion of autoimmune diseases.”) Fact Check: Vaccines Did NOT Cause ‘Explosion In Autoimmune Diseases’ — They Strengthen Body’s Natural Defenses
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Fifty percent of the votes to Joe Biden in Michigan’s presidential primary election were mail-in, unverified, no signature, no ID. Politifact rating: False (Michigan voters must be registered with proof of identification to apply for absentee ballots. Clerks verify that every signature on an absentee ballot matches with a signature on record.) No, 50% of Biden’s Michigan vote was not unverified mail-in votes
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There’s too many of them. It’s not sustainable.” Politifact rating: False (Social Security’s fiscal challenges stem from a shortage of workers compared with beneficiaries. Immigration is far from a fiscal fix-all for Social Security’s challenges. But having more immigrants in the United States would increase the worker-to-beneficiary ratio, potentially for decades, thus extending the program’s solvency.) Donald Trump’s false claim that immigration hurts Social Security Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: India): Video shows Palestinians faking injuries. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: BTS of Film Set Falsely Shared as ‘Palestinians Faking Injuries’

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