MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/10/2024

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 Donald Trump (R): “Right now, we have the largest [trade] deficit we’ve ever had with China, like over a trillion dollars.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The total U.S. trade deficit with China in goods and services in 2023 was about $252 billion, the lowest it has been in 14 years.) Trump’s Latest False Claim About the U.S.-China Trade Deficit Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: It is statistically impossible that Joe Biden added 600,000 votes in Pennsylvania overnight during the 2020 election count? Lead Stories rating: False (Both 2020 presidential candidates, Biden and then-President Donald Trump, added hundreds of thousands of votes in the overnight hours following the closure of polls on November 3, 2020.) Fact Check: Biden Adding 600,000 Votes Overnight In Pennsylvania During 2020 Election Count NOT Statistically Impossible
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Marjorie Taylor Greene was recently seen wearing a mask in public Check Your Fact rating: False (The image dates back to Sept. 2021) FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show Marjorie Taylor Greene Wearing A Face Mask In 2024?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: North Carolina implemented a statewide ban on face masks. Lead Stories rating: False (Not Enacted and does not ban face masks) Fact Check: North Carolina Did NOT Ban Face Masks In May 2024
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: An undated photograph shared in early 2024 authentically depicted an Israeli protester holding a “Kill Them All” sign. Snopes.com rating: True Genuine Photo of Israeli Demonstrator Holding ‘Kill Them All’ Sign?
FALSE	(International: South Africa): Claim by Cyril Ramaphosa: “[The child support grant] together with other forms of social assistance continues to be a lifeline for more than 26 million South Africans every month.” Africa Check rating: Incorrect ‘Democracy’s child’: fact-checking South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2024 state of the nation address

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