MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 06/26/2024

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: HarperCollins removed 64,000 words from the Bible. USA Today rating: False (An expert described the claim as “ludicrous.” While some words and verses of the Bible were removed in the updated versions of the Bible due to the discovery of older and more reliable manuscripts, the verses and the reason for their removal are still included in footnotes. There is no evidence backing the 64,575 figure, which has circulated online for nearly a decade.) False claim HarperCollins removed 64,000 words from Bible \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Kid Rock’s “4th of July on Central Park” concert set a new record for ticket sales in 2024. Snopes rating: False (Originated as satire) Kid Rock’s ‘Fourth of July on Central Park’ Concert Set New Record for Ticket Sales in 2024?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows a banner with Iran’s supreme leader displayed at the Brooklyn Museum. PolitiFact rating: False (No Evidence) No evidence protesters hung a banner featuring Iran’s supreme leader from Brooklyn Museum
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: IRS will give $300 to children under 6 monthly starting in July. USA Today rating: False (not happening) False claim of IRS program giving children money in 2024 \| Fact check
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Border crossings have created “flat-out economic warfare on African American and Hispanic American families and workers. These people are taking the jobs of African Americans, they’re taking the jobs of Hispanic Americans. … Unions are being absolutely slaughtered.” FactCheck.org rating: False (No Evidence) FactChecking Trump’s Immigration-Related Claims in Phoenix and Las Vegas Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is paying people £75,000 to leave the U.K. Logically Facts rating: False No, Rishi Sunak isn’t offering £75,000 to British citizens to leave the U.K.

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