MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 10/26/2024 (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

TRUE	Claim by Kamala Harris (D): “As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half.” PolitiFact rating: True (The size of the drop varies based on what time frame is used, but over roughly the past year, the number of encounters along the southwestern U.S. border — a common way to measure immigration — has declined by 57% to 78%.) Harris right that migration has been cut by at least half Kamala Harris Rating
FALSE	Claim by GOP Canvasser Cliff Maloney: 53 registered voters are listed under the Benedictine Sisters of Erie’s address, yet no one resides there, raising concerns about voting integrity. The Dispatch rating: False (The Benedictine Sisters of Erie monastery is indeed home to the registered voters listed at its address, and there is no evidence supporting Maloney’s claim.) GOP Canvasser Falsely Accuses Pennsylvania Nuns of Voter Fraud
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Red Pill News: Tim Walz abused an exchange student when he was a high school teacher in Minnesota. The Dispatch rating: False (The claims are not only unsubstantiated, but appear to be a product of a Russian-based propaganda campaign, Storm-1516.) Claims That Tim Walz Abused Former Students Are Entirely Unsubstantiated Red Pill News Rating
FALSE	(International: Nigeria): Nigeria and Kenya ranked least corrupt countries in Africa. AFP Fact Check rating: False Posts falsely claim Nigeria and Kenya are the least corrupt countries in Africa

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