MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/26/2024

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: Video shows a “Democratic operative” making credible allegations of fraud during the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. PolitiFact rating: False (The 2020 presidential election ballots in Georgia were counted three times and Joe Biden won each time. Republican state officials deny allegations of widespread fraud.) Video doesn’t show a ‘Democratic operative’ making credible 2020 Georgia election fraud allegations
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Multiple entries of the same “Voter ID” casting ballots from different addresses on the same date in Michigan’s Qualified Voter File indicate potential fraud. Lead Stories rating: False (Only One Vote. The Qualified Voter File only allows one ballot per voter per election. A spokesperson explained that “formatting errors” in displaying the database incorrectly showed that “individual voters were casting multiple ballots in this election.” Fact Check: Multiple Entries For Same ‘Voter ID’ In Michigan’s Voter File Do NOT Indicate Fraud; State Says Formatting Errors Are To Blame
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “I never mentioned” wanting to end the Affordable Care Act. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (He is wrong to say that he’s never “mentioned” wanting to scuttle the law. He did so in 2016 as a candidate. As president, Trump sought to end the law through congressional action and at the U.S. Supreme Court.) Donald Trump’s Pants on Fire claim that he ‘never mentioned’ ending the Affordable Care Act Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: Nissan announced 9,000 layoffs in TN to avoid losses from Trump’s tariffs. USA Today rating: False (A company spokesperson said the proposed layoffs have nothing to do with Trump’s plan to raise tariffs. The 9,000 figure also includes employees worldwide, not just in the Tennessee or the U.S.) Nissan says planned layoffs not linked to Trump tariffs \| Fact check
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: “The Associated Press misspelled Mississippi in a headline about the state’s literacy program.” PolitiFact rating: False (Records confirm the AP never published the misspelled headline. A spokesperson for the AP stated the claim is inaccurate. The earliest instance of the misspelled headline appeared on YouTube in 2010, years after the story’s original publication, and there is no evidence linking the error to the AP.) This supposed Associated Press headline that misspells Mississippi is not real
FALSE	(International: United Kingdom): London mayor Sadiq Khan urged residents to learn Arabic in order to “create harmony” and “to be able to understand the cultures and religions of immigrants.” Check Your Fact rating: False (Khan did not say this.) FACT CHECK: No, The Mayor Of London Did Not Urge People To Learn Arabic To ‘Create Harmony’

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