MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 12/20/2024

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 by Donald Trump (R): The United States subsidizes Canada with more than $100 million a year. Snopes rating: False (The U.S. has not spent more than $35.1 million in a single fiscal year on financial assistance for Canada since at least 2001.) Trump Said U.S. Subsidizes Canada With More Than $100M a Year — But He’s Wrong Donald Trump Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to deport 2 million American immigrants if Donald Trump sends migrants back to Mexico. Lead Stories rating: False (She has never said this.) Fact Check: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Did NOT Threaten To Deport 2 Million Americans
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Elon Musk: Stopgap spending bill would give Congress a 40% pay raise. 10TV rating: False (No, the proposed continuing resolution doesn’t give members of Congress a 40% pay raise. If passed, it would give them a 3.8% salary increase.) Congress CR bill includes lawmaker pay raise, but not 40%
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, had two children with his stepdaughter. Snopes rating: True (The confirmation in these reports comes from interviews with Errol Musk.) Yes, Elon Musk’s Father Has 2 Kids with His Stepdaughter
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Nikola Tesla made incredible advances in free energy thanks to ether. But powerful interests decided to hide all those discoveries. Today ether was eliminated from history books and the Periodic Table. Science Feedback rating: Incorrect (We have never discovered an element named “ether”. Some early periodic tables predicted that an element called ether would be discovered, but no such discovery was ever made.) No proof for the existence of a mystery element named ether
FALSE	(International: Italy): Giorgia Meloni got angry at George Sores and said she’s going to make a law that wouldn’t allow George Sores and his NGO to enter Italy The Quint rating: False Fact-Check: Did Giorgia Meloni Say That Italy Will Have An “Anti-Soros” Law? No, Video is Old!

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