The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/12/2024

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

MOSTLY TRUE	Claim by Joe Biden (D): “Support for Roe is higher today in America than it has ever been.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (Gallup’s long-term public opinion tracking shows a clear spike in support of Roe after it was overturned.) Joe Biden largely right on high support for Roe protections Joe Biden Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: An upset migrant threw a rock off an overpass, striking a woman in the head. Lead Stories rating: False (This story appears to be based on a 2014 incident that occurred along Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. In that case the perpetrators throwing rocks were teenage boys from Pennsylvania, not a migrant.) Fact Check: Migrant Throwing Rock From Overpass Story Does NOT Check Out — Local Teens Charged With 2014 Crime
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows “child groomer” at city council meeting reacting to “getting exposed” PolitiFact rating: False (It shows a prankster) Video shows prankster at a city council meeting
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Viral Image: A Vice headline that reads, ‘The Racist Francis Scott Key Bridge was vital to Trans Sex Workers Addicted to Heroin.’ Check Your Fact rating: False (Vice did not make this headline. It is made up.) FACT CHECK: No, Vice Did Not Publish This Nonsensical Headline About Baltimore Bridge
FALSE	Claim by Occupy Democrats: Post implies Maine state rep questioned legality of Nazi Germany’s actions USA Today rating: Missing Context (The implied claim here is wrong. Libby, a Republican, wasn’t referring to Nazi Germany in her comment. She was referencing neo-Nazi activity in the state while making a point about freedom of expression during a debate.) Post omits context from GOP lawmaker’s Nazi comments \| Fact check Occupy Democrats Rating
FALSE	(International: Australia): Claim by The People’s Voice: Australia has signed a World Economic Forum treaty to close all banks and go cashless. Australian Associated Press rating: False (No such treaty exists. The claim comes from a clickbait disinformation website.) Aussie bank closure treaty is clickbait fake news People’s Voice Rating

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