The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/24/2024

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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: Russian TV praised U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., as “a real beauty” and “demonstrably heterosexual.” Snopes.com rating: True Russian TV Described Marjorie Taylor Greene as a ‘Demonstrably Heterosexual’ Beauty?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A video claims illegal immigrants are being sent to Wisconsin to receive a ‘free ID for voting.’ Check Your Fact rating: False (A free ID for voting is reserved for U.S. citizens who will be at least 18 years old by the next election.) FACT CHECK: No, Illegal Immigrants Aren’t Being Sent To Wisconsin To Receive ‘Free ID For Voting’
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: “The National Guard in the HISTORY of its life, gets called in AFTER a disaster, not BEFORE something happens.” PolitiFact rating: False (National Guard troops often support local and state authorities with responses to things such as large gatherings or bad weather.) The National Guard is not exclusively activated ‘after a disaster.’ Sometimes troops help prepare
MISLEADING	Claim by Rachel Maddow: claimed Republicans are suing against Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan to make sure Americans have to ‘pay more to banks on student loans’ Check Your Fact rating: Misleading (Although Maddow is correct that multiple Republican states are suing the Biden administration over its student loan debt relief program, both sources and experts indicate that the student loan program is funded by the federal government and taxpayers rather than individual private banks.) FACT CHECK: Fact Checking Rachel Maddow’s Claim About Student Loans Rachel Maddow Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary, endorsed a cure for tinnitus and hearing loss. Lead Stories rating: False (AI Voice) Fact Check: NON Authentic Video Shows Ben Carson Endorsing Cure For Tinnitus, Hearing Loss — Audio Is AI-Generated
FALSE	(International: Iran): Forbes magazine named Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the most powerful man in its April issue. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check \| Fabricated Image of Forbes Magazine Cover With Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Shared on Social Media Platforms

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