MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/20/2024 (Weekend Edition)

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that 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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: There are bullet vending machines in U.S. grocery stores. KHOU rating: True (American Rounds is a company that sells ammunition through automated dispensers. Multiple U.S. grocery stores have installed these machines stocked with different types of ammunition, according to American Rounds. .) Some grocery stores have vending machines with ammunition
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Democrats are going to destroy Social Security and Medicare, because all of these people, by the millions, they’re coming in. They’re going to be on Social Security and Medicare and other things, and you’re not able to afford it. They are destroying your Social Security and you… PolitiFact rating: False (Most immigrants in the U.S. illegally are ineligible for Social Security.) Donald Trump fact-check: 2024 RNC speech in Milwaukee full of falsehoods about immigrants, economy Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim by Eric Schmitt: “The rule of law has disintegrated” under President Joe Biden and “crime is rampant.” FactCheck.org rating: False (FBI and other crime data show that violent crime and murders have decreased under Biden.) Second Night of the GOP Convention
FALSE	(International: India): 60,000 Births in a Year in Rohingya Camps in India The Quint rating: False 60,000 Births Per Year in Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh Falsely Linked to India

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