MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/11/2024

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: California program would tax drivers 30 cents per mile. USA Today rating: False (The initiative in question is a voluntary pilot program, not a statewide policy. And the pilot, which charges drivers based on mileage instead of gas purchases, won’t cost anyone close to 30 cents per mile.) California pilot program is taxing drivers per mile \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A video authentically showed former U.S. president Donald Trump saying “We’ve got to make antisemitism great again.” Snopes.com rating: Fake Video of Trump Saying ‘Make Antisemitism Great Again’ Is a Deepfake
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur leaked. PolitiFact rating: False (Deepfake) Biden-Hur audio wasn’t leaked; it’s a deepfake
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has “Net Worth: $42 Million.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Unsupported) Meme Spreads Unsupported Claim About Net Worth of Alvin Bragg
MISLEADING	Claim by Joe Biden (D): “The racial wealth gap is the lowest it’s been in 20 years because of our efforts.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (A 2023 paper from Federal Reserve Board staffers does show that the wealth ratio between white and Black families in 2022 was the smallest in 20 years, but the gap in raw dollars was the widest it had been since 1989.) FactChecking Biden’s Promises ‘Kept’
FALSE	(International: Denmark): Danish prime minister was attacked by a Muslim asylum-seeker Logically Facts rating: False Denmark’s prime minister was allegedly attacked by a Polish citizen, not a Muslim asylum seeker

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