MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 07/25/2024

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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Trump donated to Harris’ California attorney general campaign. KGW rating: True (Trump donated $6,000 to Harris between 2011 and 2013.) Trump did donate to Harris’ campaign for CA attorney general
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Kamala Harris “returned” $6,000 in donations Donald Trump made to her campaign in 2011 and 2013. PolitiFact rating: False (She did not return it to Trump. Instead, Harris donated the $6,000 she received from Trump to a nonprofit that advocates for Central Americans’ civil rights. California campaign finance records confirm this donation.) Donald Trump once donated to Kamala Harris’ campaign. Here’s what she did with the money
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Photo of Kamala Harris with Jeffrey Epstein is real. 10TV rating: False (The photo of Kamala Harris standing with Jeffrey Epstein is fake.) Picture of Kamala Harris, Jeffrey Epstein is fake
BLATANT LIE	Claim by the People’s Voice: The WEF drew up a treaty to designate pedophiles as a “legally protected minority” Lead Stories rating: False (Made-Up Story) Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Draw Up Treaty To Designate Pedophiles As ‘Legally Protected Minority’ — Story Came From Website Mass-Producing False Stories People’s Voice Rating
FALSE	Claim by Mike Johnson (R): It is “unlawful” for Democrats to “simply just switch out a candidate who has been chosen through the … democratic process.” FactCheck.org rating: False (Wrong: since he has voluntarily dropped out of the race, delegates pledged to him are no longer obligated to vote for him and can vote for someone else.) Experts: Delegates Free to Pick Democratic Nominee
TRUE	(International: Peru): Peru classified transgender people as “mentally ill.” Snopes.com rating: True Peru Classified Trans People as ‘Mentally Ill’?

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