The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/28/2024

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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 TRUE	Claim by Brad Holyman-Sigal (D): “Nearly a quarter million birds in New York City, and more than one billion across the country, die each year from collisions with buildings.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Estimating the number of bird deaths is difficult, and even the best academic attempts have described broad ranges. However, published data supports both Holyman-Sigal’s number for New York City and his number for the U.S. as a whole.) How many birds die in building strikes in New York City and the U.S.?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Elon Musk Calls for Boycott of Tyson Foods. Lead Stories rating: False (Satire Origin) Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call For Tyson Foods Boycott As Of March 23, 2024
FALSE	Claim by Daily Sceptic: Ice cores from Greenland show no significant warming, casting doubt on the climate change theory Climate Feedback rating: Inaccurate (The claim that there is no global warming signal from Greenland is in direct contradiction with available observations. Recent studies of ice cores from several locations in Greenland have shown that temperatures are warming faster than the natural variation of the last 1000 years.) Data shows temperatures rising in Greenland and around the world; current global warming is driven by CO2, not solar activity Daily Sceptic Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump is selling ‘holy oil’ to pay legal debts. USA Today rating: False (No, but he is selling Bibles) No evidence of Trump selling ‘holy oil’ to fund legal bills \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Barbara O’Neill: “Scar tissue, bone spurs, tumors, [castor oil is] excellent for breaking that up” Health Feedback rating: Unsupported (Castor oil is medically recognized only as a laxative for short-term relief of constipation. There is no evidence showing that castor oil is an effective cancer treatment.) Castor oil is only medically recognized as a laxative; other alleged medical benefits, including treating cancer, lack scientific support
FALSE	(International: Philippines): The Philippines is set to receive 12 large warships from South Korea this year. Rappler rating: False FACT CHECK: No warships to be sent from South Korea to PH this year

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