MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/07/2024

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

TRUE	Claim by Tim Walz (D): “We are producing more natural gas and more oil at any time than we ever have.” PolitiFact rating: True (U.S. natural gas production has reached new highs during Joe Biden’s presidency, as has U.S. crude oil production.) VP debate fact-check: What JD Vance and Tim Walz got right, wrong on abortion, immigration Tim Walz Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: 51 million ‘illegals’ entered US under Biden, Harris. USA Today rating: False (U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported about 10 million nationwide encounters with removable noncitizens since 2021.) Illegal border crossings are up but not 51 million \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Dr Sherri Tenpenny: UN’s Pact for the Future calls for everyone to have biometric digital IDs. Australian Associated Press rating: False (There is no mention of such a measure in the pact.) No truth to UN Pact for the Future claims in viral video
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: FBI crime statistics falsely record no homicides in Los Angeles or New Orleans in 2023. Lead Stories rating: False (The FBI’s Crime Data Explorer shows that both cities had numerous homicides during that calendar year. The incorrect assertion is based on a chart in the agency’s database that displays the age demographics of offenders and victims, not the total number of homicides.) Fact Check: FBI Crime Data Did NOT Falsely Report Zero Homicides In Los Angeles Or New Orleans In 2023
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: First Lady Jill Biden is giving tours of the Oval Office and having people sit at the Resolute desk. Check Your Fact rating: False (The post is inaccurate. It is contradicted by the video it includes, which reports that Biden is giving tours of an Oval Office replica.) FACT CHECK: Trump Campaign Claims Jill Biden Is Giving Reporters Tours Of Oval Office, Sitting Them At Resolute Desk
FALSE	(International: India): A viral video claims that Palestinian women used the Indian flag to escape Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict. BOOM Fact Check rating: False Video of Indians in Iraq Revived Falsely As Palestinians Carrying Tricolour \| BOOM

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