The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 05/07/2024

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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 Donald Trump (R): “I’m not allowed to testify” because of a gag order. PolitiFact rating: False (The gag order does not prevent Trump from testifying in court. When the prosecution rests its case, Trump has the right to testify on his own behalf; Trump said he’ll do so.) Gag order does not bar Trump from testifying in NY court Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: US authorities changed the process for death certificate reporting exclusively for COVID. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The process for death certification has remained largely unchanged since 1939.) Death certificate change claim is dead wrong – Australian Associated Press
MISLEADING	Claim via Social Media: The Tdap shot supposed to protect newborn from whooping cough doesn’t actually prevent it. It just puts newborns more at risk. Science Feedback rating: Misleading (DTaP vaccines and Tdap boosters can’t entirely prevent the risk of whooping cough, because no vaccine can completely prevent a person from contracting a disease. However, these vaccines do reduce the risk of disease, as well as severity and duration of symptoms. This fosters a more protective environment for newborns, who are at greater risk of contracting whooping cough.) Evidence shows Tdap booster in pregnant women reduces the risk of whooping cough in infants
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: In an interview for Time magazine’s May 2024 issue, former U.S. President Donald Trump said, as president, he’d force every pregnant woman to submit to constant government monitoring to ensure she’s doing nothing to endanger her fetus or terminate her pregnancy. Snopes rating: False (Time magazine reported that Trump said policies surrounding abortion bans “should be left to the states to do what they want, including monitoring women’s pregnancies.”) Trump Said He’d ‘Force Every Pregnant Woman to Submit to Government Monitoring’?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Congress voting on a bill that makes questioning 9/11 a crime KGW rating: False (No bill exists that would criminalize questioning 9/11.) Bill that would criminalize questioning 9/11 doesn’t exist
FALSE	(International: India): This is the first time that AstraZeneca has admitted the serious side-effects of its Covishield vaccine. The Quint rating: False Media Outlets Misreport on AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine’s Risks of TTS as ‘New’

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