MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/26/2024

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

MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by the NRA: Kamala Harris will “ban law-abiding Americans from owning” guns and “seize your legally owned guns.” FactCheck.org rating: Mostly False (Vice President Kamala Harris supports a ban on the sale of so-called assault weapons, but no longer supports a mandatory buyback program for such guns.) NRA Posts Misrepresent Harris’ Position on Gun Ownership NRA Rating
FALSE	Claim by Tim Walz (D): “The last union member on a national ticket (was) Ronald Reagan.” PolitiFact rating: False (Donald Trump was an active member of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists during both his 2016 and 2020 runs for president, though not his current candidacy.) Tim Walz wrong about last union member on a national ticket
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: claims multiple Howard University professors purportedly labeled VP Harris as the ‘worst student ever’ Check Your Fact rating: False (Originated as satire and shared by the gullible.) FACT CHECK: Did Howard University Professors Label Kamala Harris As The ‘Worst Student Ever?’
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: COVID-19 deaths in US topped 1 million under Trump. USA Today rating: False (At the time Trump left office in January 2021, the death toll had surpassed 400,000, according to multiple health organizations. The U.S. marked 1 million COVID-19 deaths in May 2022.) Post wrongly claims COVID-19 deaths under Trump topped 1M \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “THE ASTRA ZENECA COVID JAB CONTAINED MPOX.” FactCheck.org rating: False (A baseless conspiracy theory.) Posts Sharing Mpox Misinformation Recycle Claims from Prior Viral Outbreaks
FALSE	(International: Australia): Australians can use certain US laws to avoid registering a vehicle. Australian Associated Press rating: False (The US laws have no function in Australia.) Australians can’t rely on US laws to avoid vehicle registration

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