MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/04/2024 (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

NO EVIDENCE	Claim by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “When John F. Kennedy was president, 6% of American kids had a chronic health condition. Today it is 60%.” FactCheck.org rating: Unsupported (Did not provide evidence.) RFK Jr.’s Exaggerations on Chronic Disease in Children RFK Jr. Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Thom Hartmann: Did Trump tell Putin to halt prisoner swaps during US election? Newsweek rating: False (Trump said he was the only person capable of negotiating the release of Gershkovich, but there’s no evidence he told the Kremlin to wait to do so. The Kremlin said Putin had not been in contact with Trump about Gershkovich.) Fact Check: Did Trump Tell Putin to Halt Prisoner Swaps During US Election?
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Claudia Tenney (R): Biden Executive Order 14019 “requires our taxpayer-funded federal agencies to violate the Hatch Act and engage in illegal vote harvesting.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (The order does not command federal agencies to collect ballots.) Biden order on voter registration tells federal agencies to follow laws, not break them
FALSE	(International: Australia): The Centre for Disease Control will help the World Health Organization (WHO) impose health policies in Australia. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The WHO cannot dictate Australian health policies.) World Health Organization ‘Trojan Horse’ claim is a myth

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