MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/01/2024

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: A VP can certify results of election if they’re a presidential candidate. KGW rating: True (A vice president can still certify election results in this case.) Can Kamala Harris certify election as a presidential candidate?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by J.D. Vance (R): Vice President Kamala Harris is “calling for an end to the child tax credit.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly expressed support for the child tax credit and wants to increase it.) No, Kamala Harris doesn’t want to end the child tax credit
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: The U.S. Constitution does not allow a president and vice president to be from the same state. Snopes rating: False (It is allowed but a provision in the 12th Amendment incentivizes presidential and vice presidential candidates from two different states, and a ticket with two candidates from the same state could create a strange scenario in a close election.) Constitution Doesn’t Allow President and VP From the Same State?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by J.B. Pritzker (D): Sen. J.D. Vance is “known for his obsession with couches.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance did not write in his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” about having a sexual encounter with a couch. The false claim that he did surfaced on social media in a satirical post.) Pritzker repeats a baseless claim about J.D. Vance and couches. That’s Pants on Fire! JB Pritzker Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Evidence exists showing U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is a multimillionaire after spending just over five years in Congress. Snopes rating: False (After subtracting debts as of 2023, AOC had about $60,000 in cash.) No, AOC Is Not a Multimillionaire After Serving in Congress for 5 Years
FALSE	(International: France): Video shows Christian protest in Paris after Olympics opening ceremony AFP Fact Check rating: False Video of Christian march falsely shared as ‘protest against Olympics opening ceremony’

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