The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/24/2024 (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 TRUE	Claim by Simon Rosenberg: “Since 1989 and a new age of globalization began, 51 million jobs have been created in America. 49 million, 96%, have been created under Democratic presidents.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (The numbers for the past 35 years show about 97% of jobs have been created under Democratic presidents. Policies have played a role in job creation, but so have timing and events beyond any president’s control.) Have 96% of jobs created over 35 years emerged under Democratic presidents?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by the People’s Voice: Klaus Schwab Said Humans Who ‘Refuse’ Artificial Intelligence Would ‘Become Extinct’ Check Your Fact rating: False (They made it up.) FACT CHECK: No, Klaus Schwab Did Not Say Humans Who ‘Refuse’ Artificial Intelligence Would ‘Become Extinct’ People’s Voice Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Artificial sweeteners “are proven to cause cancer”; “people in the 1930s ate cake, cookies and ice cream with SUGAR. And they were healthy” Health Feedback rating: Unsupported (A 2023 report from two independent World Health Organization agencies found weak evidence supporting a link between aspartame, an artificial sweetener, and cancer. Continued evaluations and additional research are needed to determine whether artificial sweeteners are carcinogenic.) Evidence that artificial sweeteners like aspartame cause cancer lacks support, according to review from WHO agencies
FALSE	(International: Haiti): A video shows a Haitian gang member engaging in cannibalism amid the ongoing unrest in the Caribbean nation. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The video appears online as far back as 2021 and is unrelated to the current unrest.) Grisly ‘cannibalism’ video recooked amid civil unrest – Australian Associated Press

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