MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/16/2024

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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Did Donald Trump praise Hannibal Lecter during rally? Newsweek rating: True (Donald Trump did call Hannibal Lecter a “wonderful man” at a rally in New Jersey on Saturday, May 11, 2024.) Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Praise Hannibal Lecter During Rally?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Scientific evidence shows that CO2 emissions can’t warm the atmosphere because it is “saturated” Science Feedback rating: Incorrect (Not how science works) How CO2 warms Earth through the greenhouse effect and why CO2 is not ‘saturated’ in Earth’s atmosphere
MISLEADING	Claim via Social Media: Image shows trash left by Trump supporters at New Jersey rally on May 11 USA Today rating: Misleading (The image was taken after a rally for former President Donald Trump in New Jersey in January 2020, not 2024.) Image of trash predates May Trump rally by several years \| Fact check
FALSE	Claim by Joe Biden (D): “China’s in a situation where they have more retired than working.” PolitiFact rating: False (Not yet. Projected in about 25 years. The ratio of Chinese workers to retirees is now about 3-to-1, compared with 2.6-to-1 in the United States.) Does China have more retirees than workers? Joe Biden’s claim is premature Joe Biden Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Dandelion is able to “kill 98% of cancer cells within 48 hours” Health Feedback rating: Unsupported (The claim didn’t mention that there’s no scientific evidence of dandelion’s anticancer properties in humans. This can mislead users into believing that dandelion has been proven to treat cancer effectively. The claim didn’t provide scientific evidence showing that dandelion could kill most cancer cells in 48 hours.) No research shows that dandelion can kill cancer cells or treat cancer in humans
FALSE	(International: Australia): Airbnb has warned customers to expect governments to restrict travel from June 6, 2024. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Updates to Airbnb’s policies have been misrepresented. The company has issued no such warning.) Impending travel restrictions claim just a flight of fancy

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