MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/12/2024

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 via Social Media: Texts telling people to report to plantations to pick cotton are real KGW rating: True (Texts telling people to report to plantations to pick cotton are real.) Are racist cotton picking text messages real?
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Over 2000 suicides were reliably recorded in the day after Trump’s election. Lead Stories rating: False (As of this writing, there were no reliable statistics of that many suicides on that day globally.) Fact Check: NO Evidence 2,000+ Suicides Were Reported in US — Or Globally — On November 6, 2024
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Dinesh D’Souza: The 2024 election results show that Joe Biden’s 80 million votes in 2020 were a “lie.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire (Republican state and federal officials said the election was secure and dozens of judges have rejected lawsuits from Donald Trump and his supporters alleging widespread fraud in the 2020 election.) 2024 election results don’t prove 2020 stolen election claims. Voters’ choices can change.
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: HAARP is responsible for recent floods in Spain, New Mexico, and elsewhere. Science Feedback rating: Incorrect (HAARP is not responsible for any flooding events. The atmospheric research facility does not and cannot manipulate weather. Moreover, there is evidence that floods have become more severe in recent years, but instead of being caused by weather manipulation, the trend is linked to a warming climate increasing the severity of heavy rainstorms.) No, HAARP can’t create floods, climate change can make heavy rainfall more extreme
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Every state Kamala Harris won did not require voter identification. Australian Associated Press rating: False (VP Harris lost in at least one state that does not require voter ID and won some states that do.) Kamala Harris the subject of false claims about US election fraud
FALSE	(International: China): China considers pulling investment from Malaysian state. AFP Fact Check rating: False Posts share fabricated report about China pulling investment from Malaysia

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.