MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/22/2024

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 Kari Lake (R): “Just last week, Ruben Gallego voted to let the millions of people who poured into our country illegally cast a ballot in this upcoming election.” PolitiFact rating: False (Federal law for decades has already banned noncitizen voting in federal elections.) RNC Day 2: Kari Lake’s False claim that Ruben Gallego voted to let illegal immigrants vote
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Biden said Trump is a danger to the country days after the assassination attempt. Lead Stories rating: False (He said it days before and not after.) Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden Calling Trump ‘A Danger To The Country’ After Assassination Attempt — Interview Was Filmed The Day Before
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The injury Trump sustained during a July 13, 2024, assassination attempt wasn’t caused by a bullet but by broken glass. Snopes rating: False (It was not glass. It was a bullet.) Hit with A Bullet: Glass from Teleprompter Did Not Injure Trump
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: The conservative “Project 2025” initiative to reshape the U.S. government proposes to cut billions of dollars from veterans’ benefits and disability compensation. Lead Stories rating: False (Not in P2025. The four policies listed in a post on Facebook do not appear in the Heritage Foundation’s policy agenda. However, the purported “PROJECT 2025 VETERANS CUTS” do come from the organization’s “Budget Blueprint for Fiscal Year 2023.” That’s separate from Project 2025 and forecasts savings based on their annual government policy recommendations.) Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Propose Cuts Of Billions Of Dollars From Veterans Benefits, Disability Compensation Learn more about Project 2025
FALSE	Claim by JD Vance (R): “There’s this chart that shows worker wages, and they stagnated for pretty much my entire life until President Donald J. Trump came along — workers’ wages went through the roof.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Inflation-adjusted wages had been rising over several presidencies before Trump took office.) Night 3 of the Republican National Convention
FALSE	(International: Philippines): The Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant against President Ferdinand Marcos. VERA Files rating: False NO arrest warrant for Marcos

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