The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 03/30/2024 (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

TRUE	Claim by Sarah Godlewski (D): “When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.” PolitiFact rating: True (Taking President Joe Biden’s vote margin and dividing it by the total number of wards does result in about three voters per ward.) Did the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin really come down to a few votes per ward?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Pierre Kory, Gateway Pundit: Court rules FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19; FDA lost lawsuit, proving ivermectin is effective against COVID-19 Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate (The lawsuit, alleging an FDA advisory warning against taking ivermectin for COVID-19 illegally interfered with physicians’ practice of medicine, was dismissed following a settlement between the FDA and plaintiffs. The court didn’t find that the FDA broke the law. The lawsuit has no bearing on whether ivermectin is effective against COVID-19. Well-performed clinical trials didn’t find that ivermectin produces meaningful benefits in COVID-19 patients. Ivermectin remains unapproved and unauthorized by the FDA for treating COVID-19.) No, a court didn’t rule that the FDA broke the law with advisory warning against using ivermectin for COVID-19 Gateway Pundit Rating
FALSE	Claim by Nicole Shanahan: If elected, “I will be the youngest vice president in American history.” PolitiFact rating: False (John C. Breckenridge was 36 years old when he became James Buchanan’s vice president in 1856 during the run-up to the Civil War.) No, Nicole Shanahan wouldn’t be the youngest vice president in history
FALSE	(International: Australia): Female swimmers are wearing swimsuits with the phrase “not a dude” written on them. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The images have been manipulated.) Photo fakery behind ‘not a dude’ images – Australian Associated Press

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