MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/23/2024 (Weekend Edition)

Media Bias Fact Check selects and publishes fact checks from around the world. We only utilize fact-checkers that 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: “The Harris campaign spent $583 million on staff expenses.” The Dispatch Rating: False (The claim that Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign allocated $583 million solely to staff is grossly exaggerated and lacks credible sourcing. An analysis of campaign expenditures confirms that this figure is entirely inaccurate.) No, the Harris Campaign Did Not Spend $583 Million on Staff
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: 75% of the brain is myelin, which is 100% cholesterol; “Alzheimer’s never existed until 1979”; in the 1970s, animal fats in margarine were replaced with low-cholesterol vegetable oils Health Feedback rating: Incorrect (Alzheimer’s didn’t appear in 1979. The disease was formally described for the first time in 1906. Aging, not margarine, is behind the rise in Alzheimer’s in recent decades.) Population aging, not margarine or a low-cholesterol diet, is behind the rise in Alzheimer’s
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Trump threatened to arrest Justin Trudeau if he sets foot in the US. Lead Stories rating: False (Fake Audio) Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Threaten To Arrest Trudeau If He Sets …
FALSE	(International: Romania): A post on X claimed that a Romanian court dismissed all criminal charges against social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate Check Your Fact rating: False (The full case against the two was not dismissed. There will be a new hearing in December.) FACT CHECK: Were All Charges Dismissed Against Andrew and …

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