MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 05/23/2024

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 via Social Media: Fired Milwaukee election leader “printed 64,000 ballots in a back room at City Hall in Milwaukee and had random employees fill them out,” giving Joe Biden the lead. Politifact rating: False (A spokesperson for Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson said Claire Woodall was not replaced as executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission because of improper conduct related to the 2020 Wisconsin election. The claim that Woodall printed 64,000 ballots and had employees fill them out to favor Joe Biden originated with a Wisconsin man who has filed numerous lawsuits against Wisconsin officials, none of which have produced evidence of this claim.) No, Milwaukee’s election chief did not print 64,000 ballots to force a Biden win
BLATANT LIE	Claim by dcdirtylaundry.com: The measles vaccine is known to have killed 63 times more people than Measles did, in the US, from 2003 to 2018 Lead Stories rating: False (The claim that has been circulating on social media and beyond since at least 2015 manipulates the vaccine adverse effect reports, conflating coinciding events with causation that has never been proven.) Fact Check: Measles Vaccine Is NOT Known To Have Killed ’63 Times More People’ Than Measles Did In US 2003-18 DC Dirty Laundry Rating
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): President Joe Biden is “giving Obamacare and all free government health care to illegal aliens.” FactCheck.org rating: False (For DACA recipients, not illegal migrants.) Trump Distorts New Regulation Extending ‘Obamacare’ to DACA Recipients Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Dana Perino is leaving the Fox News show “The Five” in May 2024, all due to “tensions” with fellow host Sean Hannity. Snopes rating: False (Not leaving and no evidence of a problem with Sean Hannity) Dana Perino Is Leaving Fox News’ ‘The Five’ Due to ‘Tensions’ with Sean Hannity?
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Social media posts circulating in May 2024 show an authentic quote from Rudy Giuliani’s daughter, who urged people to vote for Joe Biden, and called Donald Trump’s administration “toxic.” Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution, but it is from 2020.) Rudy Giuliani’s Daughter Urged People To Vote Biden, Called Trump Administration ‘Toxic’?
FALSE	(International: Israel): A video of men covered in fake blood shows Palestinians are faking war injuries. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The video shows a medical training exercise at Gaza University in 2018.) Baseless Gaza ‘crisis actors’ claim returns – Australian Associated Press

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