MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 09/29/2024 (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

BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Kamala Harris vowed to punish Trump supporters, ignore Constitution in 2021. USA Today rating: False (Fabricated) Fabricated quote says Harris to punish Trump supporters \| Fact check
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “An interview by Tucker Carlson of an election expert indicates that 20% of the Mail-In Ballots in Pennsylvania are fraudulent.” FactCheck.org rating: False (The poll cited by the so called expert was conducted years after the 2020 election, surveyed only 1,085 likely voters nationwide, and its methodology lacked sufficient rigor to conclusively prove widespread voter fraud. Trump’s Latest Bogus Claim About Mail-In Vote Fraud in Pennsylvania Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Post claims that a Harris and Walz CNN interview was cut short to 18 minutes and that CNN will not release the transcript Check Your Fact rating: False (The interview amounts to a runtime of 26:58 over three parts. CNN also uploaded the interview’s full transcript to the website.) FACT CHECK: Did CNN Conceal the Full Transcript from its Interview with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz?
FALSE	(International: Philippines): Cardiologist and online health personality Dr. Willie Ong, also known as Doc Willie, has died. Rappler rating: False FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong is alive

Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact-checks by third-party fact-checkers. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.