The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/09/2024

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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

FALSE	Claim by Libs of Tik Tok: “Nothing to see here… just the Mayor of Baltimore threatening White people.” Politifact rating: False (Addressing people “who are racist,” Scott said “they should be afraid” because as a Black man in a position of power, he threatens that point of view.) Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott did not ‘threaten’ white people Libs of Tik Tok Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by National Interest: The National Interest and other outlets reported that the USS Montana was fitted with a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) drive. Check Your Fact rating: False (The MHD drive is from the Hunt for Red October, a 1990 movie. The origin of the claim is from a Naval News article published on April Fool’s Day, which later updated the piece to note it was a joke.) FACT CHECK: Was the USS Montana Fitted With An Experimental Drive? National Interest Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Biden signed an executive order ending Social Security and ‘side hustles’ USA Today rating: False (Biden has not signed an executive order to end Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and “side hustles,” according to the Federal Register.) False claim Biden ordered end to Social Security, SSI \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Made up conspiracy) New ‘energy weapon’ conspiracy theory targets collapsed Baltimore bridge
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Paul Vaughn is facing up to 11 years in prison for praying. USA Today rating: False (Vaughn was arrested for physically obstructing access to an abortion clinic, not for praying. He was convicted of a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 10 1/2 years in prison. The law in question explicitly protects First Amendment speech and also includes language ensuring free access to houses of worship.) Abortion protester’s arrest unrelated to prayer, hymns \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: Israel): The Rothschild family created the modern state of Israel. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Individual members of the family were involved in the early Zionist movement but the family did not create Israel.) Rothschild conspiracy is ‘utter nonsense’ – Australian Associated Press

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