MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/19/2024

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

FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Vice President-elect JD Vance will be the first Catholic U.S. vice president in office. Snopes rating: False (Biden was the first Catholic VP) No, JD Vance Won’t Be 1st Catholic US Vice President
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Kamala Harris Announced She Will Not Be Attending The Presidential Induction Ceremony Lead Stories rating: False (She has not said as of this date.) Fact Check: NO Evidence Kamala Harris Announced She Will Not Be Attending ‘The Presidential Induction Ceremony’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: A photo authentically shows tech entrepreneur Elon Musk with a larger-than-normal chest and stomach. Snopes.com rating: Fake (Altered) Photo of Elon Musk Altered to Increase His Chest and Stomach Size
FALSE	Claim by Nancy Pelosi (D): “Fewer people came in under President Biden than came under Donald Trump.” Politifact rating: False (Border Patrol agents have encountered people trying to illegally cross the border between official ports of entry 7.2 million times under President Joe Biden’s administration compared with 1.8 million times under President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. Biden has carried out more total repatriations — sending people out of the U.S. — than Trump. But that’s not evidence that fewer people were let into the U.S. than under Trump.) Nancy Pelosi’s wrong comparison about illegal immigration under Joe Biden, Donald Trump
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: 115,000 Michigan voters cast almost 280,000 ballots in 2024 election USA Today rating: False (There were not tens of thousands of additional votes in Michigan. The claim is based on a formatting error in a data file, according to the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office. The office corrected the formatting and said each voter identified only had one vote recorded in this election.) Report shows voters who moved, not who voted repeatedly \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: Indonesia): Video shows Indonesian president giving away cash for those in need AFP Fact Check rating: False Indonesia’s new president impersonated in cash handout scam

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