MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 12/02/2024

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

BLATANT LIE	Claim by Mike Adams (Natural News): PCR tests have no diagnostic capability and therefore bird flu is a fraud. Australian Associated Press rating: False (PCR tests are highly accurate at detecting infectious diseases and the H5N1 virus has been confirmed in humans and animals.) False bird flu PCR test claim fails to fly Natural News Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows a real mom calling her child’s teacher for misgendering her kid. Lead Stories rating: False (The woman in the video is a professional actress. An earlier version of the same footage contained a disclaimer saying it is “a reenacted scene.”) Fact Check: Video Of Mother ‘Angrily Calling Her Child’s Teacher For Misgendering’ Is NOT Authentic — It’s Reenactment With Professional Actress
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Video shows Kamala Harris has a “drinking problem.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Altered Video) Video of Kamala Harris altered to make her seem drunk
FALSE	Claim via Social Media: People from other countries are voting in the US Election because USA doesn’t require voter ID Lead Stories rating: False (Several copycat posts use the same ballot photo to say this, but list different countries in the caption.) Fact Check: FAKE Posts Claim That Foreign Nationals Are Voting In The US Election Because No Voter ID Is Required
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Pam Bondi posted on X promising to investigate Nancy Pelosi. USA Today rating: False (Bondi didn’t post this. There’s no record of the post on her X profile. The post was shared by a satirical X account whose “parody” label is omitted in the Facebook post.) Claim of Pam Bondi pledging Nancy Pelosi probe is stolen satire \| Fact check
FALSE	(International: Australia): The Sydney Opera House is sitting on top of a huge subterranean structure. Australian Associated Press rating: False (There’s no underground structure below the Opera House and an image claiming to show this appears to be AI-generated.) Sydney Opera House’s ‘subterranean chamber’ the product of digital mischief

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