MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/13/2024 (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

NO EVIDENCE	Claim by Kamala Harris (D): “We have cut the flow of fentanyl by half.” FactCheck.org rating: Unsupported (The federal government does not track how much fentanyl enters the country each year. It reports how much has been seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but there is no way to know how much has entered the U.S. undetected. Without that information, it’s not possible to know definitively if there has been a reduction.) Harris Makes Unsupported Claim About Fentanyl Flows Kamala Harris Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: The Fact That Trump Isn’t Included In Oregon’s Voters’ Pamphlet Is Suspicious Lead Stories rating: False (Trump’s campaign chose not to submit information for the pamphlet, according to a statement from the Oregon GOP.) Fact Check: Oregon Did NOT Leave Trump Out Of Voters’ Pamphlet For Political Reasons — Campaign Declined To Participate
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): In the response to Hurricane Helene, “while families desperately tried to escape the rising floodwaters and they climbed onto roofs, they did anything they can to live, but Kamala [Harris] didn’t send any helicopters to rescue them.” FactCheck.org rating: False (There’s plenty of evidence that helicopters have been used and that federal, state and local disaster recovery teams have responded to help victims of the storm.) Trump’s False Claims of ‘No Help’ or Helicopters Sent for Helene Victims Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Russia): Claim by RIA Novosti: “Hurricane Milton flooded Disney World in Florida. People are walking knee-deep in water.” VOA News rating: False Russian state media uses AI-generated images of Florida’s Disney World flooded by Milton RIA Novosti Rating

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.