MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/14/2024

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: Russian state TV aired nude photos of Melania Trump shortly after the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Snopes.com rating: True (The segments featured in the video aired on Nov. 7, 2024, during “60 минут” (“60 Minutes”), a Russian political talk show on the Russia 1 channel, hosted by Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov.) Russian State TV Aired Nude Photos of Melania Trump?
FALSE	Claim by Bernie Sanders (I): Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.” Politifact rating: False (Two measures that economists most commonly use for inflation-adjusted wages show that wages are higher now than five decades ago. A 50-year comparison, using September 1974 as the starting point to align with the most recent data for September 2024, shows wages up by 2.8% beyond inflation.) Are inflation-adjusted wages lower now than 50 years ago? That data is cherry-picked
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Kamala campaign claims a recount would beat Trump. Lead Stories rating: False (She Conceded) Fact Check: NO Evidence That Harris Campaign Said A Recount Could Overturn Trump Win
FALSE	Claim by the Gateway Pundit: “Arizona officials caught changing ballots, have been arrested.” PolitiFact rating: False (Arizona’s Pima County Elections Department had a discrepancy in two Nov. 8 reports involving the number of uncounted ballots remaining. The error was fixed in a second batch reported two hours later. No one was disciplined for the mistake.) Arizona officials weren’t jailed for ballot reporting error Gateway Pundit Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: 2024 California voter total is greater than state population. AFP Fact Check rating: False (Doctored Photo) Doctored photo misrepresents California vote totals
FALSE	(International: India): Donald Trump tweeted to Rahul Gandhi and called him a ‘soros agent’. The Quint rating: False Parody Account of Trump Calling Rahul Gandhi a ‘Soros Agent’ Goes Viral as Real

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