MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 08/14/2024

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

MISLEADING	Claim by judicialwatch.org: 113 Non-Citizens Voted in DC Presidential Primary. Lead Stories rating: Misleading (Non-citizen D.C. residents cannot cast ballots for presidential candidates. Their ballots only contained checkboxes for local offices, as is legal in the District of Columbia, and no checkboxes for federal offices Fact Check: 113 Non-Citizens Did NOT Vote For President In DC June ‘2024 Presidential Primary’ Judicial Watch Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A video authentically shows Kamala Harris and Tim Walz posing in front of a sign reading, “Revolutionary Communists of America.” Snopes.com rating: Fake Harris and Walz Posed with Revolutionary Communists of America Sign?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Trump freezes for 21 seconds during speech at his rally and Fox News has to cut away. Lead Stories rating: False (He was speaking when he saw there was a situation in the crowd, then paused his speech and called for a doctor to assist. Trump did not immediately resume his speech but continued to speak reassuring words to the people responding to the emergency.) Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT ‘Freeze’ During Speech At Bozeman Rally — Paused To Call For Medical Aid To A Crowd Member
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Gerson therapy including coffee enemas is an effective cancer treatment. Australian Associated Press rating: False (Cancer organizations and experts say the therapy is ineffective and even dangerous.) No evidence ‘Gerson therapy’ coffee enemas treat cancer
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump said Venezuela is safer than The U.S. because it is run by a dictator. Check Your Fact rating: False (The quote is taken out of context. Trump was suggesting Venezuela was safer due to the migration between the country and the U.S.) FACT CHECK: Did Trump Say Venezuela Is Safe Because Of Their Dictator?
TRUE	(International: Russia): A photo circulating on social media in early August 2024 authentically showed a Russian textbook claiming former U.S. President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election due to voter fraud. Snopes rating: True (The exact sentence in the textbook, which was published in 2023, read: “In the 2020 presidential election, [Trump] again put forward his candidacy, but as a result of obvious fraud on the part of the Democratic Party, he lost the election to J. Biden.”) Russian Textbook Claimed Trump Lost 2020 Election Because of Voter Fraud?

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