MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/04/2024

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

FALSE	Claim by Kari Lake (R): Ruben Gallego wants to “cut your Social Security.” Politifact rating: False (The opposite is true. U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., co-sponsored legislation that aims to change how Social Security benefits are calculated to increase benefits.) Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego has not advocated for Social Security cuts
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Melania Trump e files for divorce as Trump campaign tanks sentencing looms Lead Stories rating: Fabricated Fact Check: Melania Trump Has NOT Filed For Divorce — Poster Claims It Was ‘Disinformation Experiment’
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: COVID-19 was not deadly, otherwise homeless people would not have survived the pandemic. Health Feedback rating: Flawed Reasoning (Studies have shown that they died from COVID-19 at a higher rate than the general population. The claim implied that COVID-19 wasn’t deadly. However, mortality data unambiguously shows that COVID-19 caused millions of deaths worldwide and is the cause of significant excess mortality throughout the pandemic.) People experiencing homelessness died more frequently from COVID-19 than the general population
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A Fox News poll shows US veterans overwhelmingly support Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The poll is fake.) Fake Fox poll targets Trump – Australian Associated Press
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: As of late August 2024, four U.S. federal agencies — the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of State and the Department of Veterans Affairs — had donated six-figure sums to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Snopes rating: False (The donations did not come from the agencies themselves, but from individuals who work for them.) No, Harris Campaign Didn’t Receive Donations From 4 US Federal Agencies
FALSE	(International: New Zealand): New Zealand law changes for genetically modified food allow lab-grown meat to be sold without any labelling. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The proposed changes are not set to alter labeling requirements and lab-grown meat is not currently sold in NZ.) NZ lab-grown meat claim doesn’t check out

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