The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/25/2024

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers who are either a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) or have been verified as credible by MBFC. Further, we review each fact check for accuracy before publishing. We fact-check the fact-checkers and let you know their bias. When appropriate, we explain the rating and/or offer our own rating if we disagree with the fact-checker. (D. Van Zandt)

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 by Sean Duffy: Tyson Foods announced it would hire 52,000 migrants. Politifact rating: False (Bloomberg News reported that Tyson Foods plans to hire about 52,000 people this year at about $16.50 an hour. The company did not specify that those new hires would be migrants.) No, Tyson Foods didn’t announce it would hire 52,000 migrants
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Candace Owens filed A Petition To Ban Lia Thomas From Women’s Sports. Lead Stories rating: False (Satire Origin) Fact Check: Candace Owens Did NOT File Petition To Ban Lia Thomas From Women’s Sports
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: It took Georgia hours to count 2024 primary vote, weeks to count 2020 vote. USA Today rating: False (Though the winners of the Georgia primaries were declared by the media on election day, the votes were still being counted by officials. Several factors played into the amount of time it took officials to count the votes in 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic, high voter turnout and a spike in mail-in ballots.) Georgia primary votes not counted ‘in hours’ \| Fact check
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Has Donald Trump promised stimulus checks if he wins election? Newsweek rating: False (He has not) Fact Check: Has Donald Trump Promised Stimulus Checks If He Wins Election?
FALSE	Claim by “Chiropractor” Steven Baker: A study found that vaccination for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) causes an increased likelihood of asthma and eczema. Lead Stories rating: False (Note that a Chiropractor made this claim. There is no Link) Fact Check: Study Did NOT Find MMR Vaccination Causes Increased Likelihood Of Asthma, Eczema
FALSE	(International: Italy): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni claimed ‘Italy’s ancestral right’ to all of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: No, Italy Prime Minister Did Not Claim ‘Italy’s Ancestral Right’ To Europe, Africa and Asia

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