The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 04/25/2024

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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	Did he say it?: Trump said in an April 2024 “farewell message”: “If things don’t go our way, I could be thrown in jail.” Snopes rating: Correct Attribution Trump Said in ‘Farewell Message’ He Could Be ‘Thrown in Jail’?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump has gone bankrupt 4 times in the last 15 years. Check Your Fact rating: False (The claim is inaccurate. Six Trump-owned businesses have gone bankrupt in the last 33 years. He has never filed for personal bankruptcy) FACT CHECK: Did Trump File For Bankruptcy 4 Times In 15 Years?
FALSE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Congress prohibits the NIH from researching the cause of mass shootings.” PolitiFact rating: False (Since 2020, federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, have collectively funded millions of dollars in gun-related research, including studies addressing mass shootings.) RFK Jr. wrong about ban on NIH studying mass shootings RFK Jr. Rating
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Cicadas are edible for people and pets. KTVB rating: True (I’ll pass. But, cicadas are nontoxic and even protein-rich.) Cicadas edible for people and pets
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Photo shows Stormy Daniels wore mushroom dress to Trump hush money trial. USA Today rating: False (Altered) Photo supposedly showing Stormy Daniels in a mushroom-printed dress is altered \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: India): TMC leader Dev congratulated BJP leader on ‘upcoming win’ in Lok Sabha election Logically Facts rating: False TMC leader didn’t congratulate BJP candidate on ‘upcoming win’ in Indian general election

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