MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/18/2024

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: Fulton County Election Worker Wanda Shaye Moss has been arrested along with three other Democrats for Election Fraud. Lead Stories rating: False (Wrong person) Fact Check: Fulton County Election Worker ‘Wanda Shaye Moss’ Was NOT Arrested On Election Fraud Charges In June 2024
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Hunter Biden seen nude on hotel surveillance, chasing and dragging woman. USA Today rating: False (Not Hunter Biden) Hunter Biden not shown in graphic hotel security video \| Fact check
MISLEADING	Claim by Joe Biden (D): “The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded.” PolitiFact rating: Half True (Yes, he is correct from 2019 to 2020. However, this is misleading as crime data analysts generally attribute most of the reason for the murder spike to a complex confluence of the coronavirus pandemic and the social upheaval after George Floyd’s murder, not Trump’s actions.) Did Trump oversee the biggest-ever one-year rise in murders? Joe Biden Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump is facing an all-Black female appeals court in New York. USA Today rating: False (The panel hearing former President Donald Trump’s appeal hasn’t yet been set since he can’t appeal until after sentencing. The women in the picture are all justices of New York’s Appellate Division First Judicial Department, but they are just five of the 21 justices on the court who could be selected to hear Trump’s case should he appeal.) Appeals panel not set for Trump appeal, contrary to claim \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video Shows People Celebrating Trump’s Guilty Verdict In Pub. Lead Stories rating: False (Soccer Crowd) Fact Check: Edited Video Does NOT Show People Celebrating Trump’s Guilty Verdict — They Were Celebrating A 2016 Soccer Game
FALSE	(International: India): India has recently brought back around 100 tonnes of gold from the United Kingdom that was pledged by the then government in 1991. The Quint rating: False Has RBI Brought Back Gold That Was Pledged in 1991? No, Claim Lacks Context

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