The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/01/2024

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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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: The top donor to a major super PAC supporting Donald Trump for president in 2024 is also the top donor to the super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for president. Snopes rating: True (Timothy Mellon is donating to Trump-aligned Make America Great Again Inc., and the Kennedy-aligned American Values PAC.) Super PACs for Trump and RFK Jr. Share Same Top Donor?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Hallie Biden said Trump won the 2020 election. Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Account) Fact Check: Hallie Biden Did NOT Write On X That Trump Won The 2020 Election — Post Is From Suspended Account That Impersonated Her
FALSE	Claim by Gov. Glenn Youngkin: Violent crime rises in states that legalize recreational marijuana use. WUSA9 rating: False (While some states saw higher rates of violent crime, others experienced reductions in violent crime compared to the national average, while most followed the national trend.) Verifying claims by Gov. Youngkin in his marijuana bill veto Glenn Youngkin Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump was criminally prosecuted for taking out a loan and paying it back. USA Today rating: False (The Trump case referenced in the post is civil, not criminal, which means Trump was not accused of a crime. New York’s attorney general sued Trump for fraudulently inflating his wealth on financial statements used to get loans and insurance, not for taking out and repaying a loan.) Trump faced civil fraud lawsuit in New York case \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Matt Maddock (R): “Three busses just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro” airport. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (The Allegiant Air plane at Detroit Metropolitan Airport transported Gonzaga University’s basketball team, not “illegal invaders”) This airplane at the Detroit airport flew March Madness basketball players, not ‘illegal invaders’
FALSE	(International: Palestine): Video shows 23000 tons of tents and shelter equipment Israel shipped to Gaza Lead Stories rating: False (Moldova Camp) Fact Check: Israeli Gov’t Post Does NOT Show Shelters For Gaza As Is Implied — Video Shows Tents In Moldova For Ukrainianian Refugees

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