MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/21/2024

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

FALSE	Claim by Lila Rose: Anti-abortion activist sentenced to 57 months in prison for “handing roses and resources to women at an abortion facility.” Politifact rating: False (Lauren Handy, an anti-abortion activist, was sentenced May 14 to 57 months in prison on a federal civil rights charge and for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, a 1994 law that prohibits physically blocking access to reproductive care clinics.) Activist sentenced for blocking access to D.C. abortion clinic, not for handing out roses
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Federal election agency ruled there was fraud in 2020 election. USA Today rating: False (There is no “Electoral Council of the US 2020 Elections.” And there is no report from any electoral organization confirming widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election.) False claim of a new report on fraud in 2020 elections \| Fact check
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Trump claims his uncle was ‘longest serving professor” at MIT. Newsweek rating: False (While he was there for 53 years, as confirmed by the university, there are at least 10 people who have been professors at MIT for at least 53 years.) Fact Check: Trump Claims His Uncle Was ‘Longest Serving Professor’ at MIT Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Marjorie Taylor Green said judge ‘forced’ Trump to delete Stormy post. USA Today rating: False (From a parody account) Image of Marjorie Taylor Greene post on Trump trial is from parody account \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Vaccinated People Emitting MAC Addresses. Lead Stories rating: False (Bluetooth from phones) Fact Check: Vaccinated People Are NOT ‘Emitting MAC Addresses’ — It’s Bluetooth Tech
FALSE	(International: Australia): TikTok is now banned in Australia. Australian Associated Press rating: False (TikTok has not been banned in Australia.) No, TikTok has not been banned in Australia

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