MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/01/2024 (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

MISLEADING	Claim by Kamala Harris (D): “I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that I would not ban fracking.” FactCheck.org rating: Misleading (She said in 2020 that she was in favor of banning fracking. In the debate she said Joe Biden will not ban fracking. She did not say she would not ban fracking until recently.) FactChecking Harris’ CNN Interview Kamala Harris Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: ‘Illegal aliens’ attempted to ‘hijack’ California school buses. USA Today rating: False (The post mischaracterizes two incidents involving migrants who approached school buses at stops on their routes. There were no hijackings attempted, and authorities said no crimes were committed and no one forcefully attempted to stop or enter the vehicles.) Migrants approached school buses, did not try to ‘hijack’ them \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Charlie Kirk X post about iPhone storage reveals his top app is Grindr. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (The X post is fake.) Fake X post shared to falsely claim Charlie Kirk revealed LGBTQ+ hypocrisy
FALSE	(International: Australia): The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox is no longer a global health emergency. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The video and quotes are from 2023, when the WHO downgraded the 2022 mpox outbreak.) Old video used to belittle WHO’s mpox emergency

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