The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/07/2024 (Weekend Edition)

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that 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

TRUE	Claim by Brian Schimming (R): “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.” PolitiFact rating: True Has Wisconsin really had 12 elections since 2000 decided by 30,000 votes or less?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Young Americans for Liberty: “Free speech” sign on college campus says “you’re not ready for university yet” Lead Stories rating: False (The image was digitally altered to replace the original content. The sign was first photographed in January 2022, not in 2024.) Fact Check: ‘Free Speech’ Sign On Campus Did NOT Say ‘You’re Not Ready For University Yet’ Young Americans for Liberty Rating
FALSE	Claim by Pierre Kory: HPV vaccine increases the risk of developing cervical cancer. Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (Large-scale published studies have shown that getting the HPV vaccine is associated with a strikingly reduced risk of cervical cancer.) Claim that the HPV vaccine increases risk of cervical cancer misleads by cherry-picking data from FDA document
FALSE	(International: Philippines): President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an order declaring war on China over its continuing hostility in the West Philippine Sea. Rappler rating: False FACT CHECK: Marcos’ EO 57 not a declaration of war on China

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