MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/21/2024

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: “BREAKING: Zillow CEO just said on CNBC Trump’s deportation plan will help with housing affordability.” PolitiFact rating: False (He didn’t say that Trump’s mass deportation plan would help with housing affordability, as some social media posts claimed. Instead, Wacksman spoke about the market’s supply-and-demand imbalance and said the country is “chronically underbuilt” and needs new inventory.) No, Zillow’s CEO didn’t say Trump’s deportation plan would lower housing prices
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: “Barron Trump would have been denied U.S. citizenship under Donald Trump’s immigration proposal.” Lead Stories rating: False (Barron Trump is a U.S. citizen by birth, as his father is a U.S. citizen, and his mother was a legal resident at the time of his birth.) Barron Trump Would NOT Have Been Denied US Citizenship Under Trump’s Immigration Proposal
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Mike Tyson pictured with a Palestinian flag before fight with Jake Paul. Logically Facts rating: Fake Fake images of boxer Mike Tyson with Palestinian flag go viral
FALSE	Claim via Social Media:” Elon Musk bans DreamWorks Animation from X for promoting Pride.” Politifact rating: False (Musk did not ban him.) No Shrek on X? Claims that Musk banned DreamWorks is satire
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never. They just do a C-section.” PolitiFact rating: False (Some complex medical situations can affect a fetus or pregnant patient. Although rare, these situations can require medically-necessary abortions later in pregnancy. Although a cesarean section is typically not a preferred method for terminating a pregnancy, experts said it may be used depending on the patient’s case.) Abortion ‘never medically necessary’ late in pregnancy? Doctors say that’s wrong.
FALSE	(International: India): Just two days ago, Tulsi Gabbard was singing the Maha Mantra on the 50th anniversary of ISKON. The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: Old Video Of Tulsi Gabbard Performing Bhajan Shared as Recent

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