MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/13/2024

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: Prior to the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, 2024, a FEMA official instructed relief workers to skip past homes of residents with pro-Donald Trump signs in their front yards. Snopes rating: True (FEMA confirmed firing the employee who gave the order.) FEMA Official Told Workers to Skip Homes With Pro-Trump Signs After Hurricane Milton
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: A president can just appoint most cabinet members. 10TV rating: False (Most presidential cabinet nominations must be approved by the Senate, including all cabinet secretaries. The exceptions are the vice president, which a presidential candidate chooses before they are elected, and the White House Chief of Staff, which the president can hand-pick. .) VERIFYING how the presidential appointment process works
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Elon Musk’s Starlink technology manipulated votes in the 2024 election to benefit Donald Trump. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (The swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have election security protocols that ensure voting equipment is never connected to the internet during ballot tabulation. And broadly speaking, voting machines are not connected to the internet, experts said.) Elon Musk’s Starlink didn’t rig 2024 election for Trump
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Did Republicans introduce bill to lower Social Security benefits? Newsweek rating: False (While some claimed that Republicans introduced a bill to lower Social Security payments for those with pensions, many pension holders already get lower monthly benefits. A few Republicans blocked a bill from coming to a vote that would have removed the WEP and GPO, which currently lowers payments for millions of Social Security beneficiaries. However, the bill, the Social Security Fairness Act, had bipartisan support and signatures from over 300 lawmakers, including many Republicans.) Fact Check: Did Republicans Just Introduce Bill to Reduce Social Security?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Rep. Jamie Raskin Said ‘We Won’t Be Certifying The Election’ If Donald Trump Wins 2024 Presidential Election Lead Stories rating: False (The post is fabricated.) Fact Check: Rep. Jamie Raskin Did NOT Say ‘We Won’t Be Certifying The Election’ If Trump Wins Election
FALSE	(International: China): A screenshot of an article from the Indian news website The Wire, claiming that China is preparing to annex Indian territory. Logically Facts rating: Fake Fact-check: Fake image shared as screenshot of The Wire article

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