MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 12/22/2024 (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

TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a heroin addict from his teenage years into adulthood. Snopes rating: True (Kennedy was indeed a heroin addict beginning as a teenager, based on his own admissions in numerous interviews.) The Truth About RFK Jr.’s History of Heroin Addiction
FALSE	Claim by Daily Mail: “Doctors warn cooking oil used by millions may be fueling explosion of colon cancers in young people” Science Feedback rating: Unsupported (The study isn’t equipped to support the claim. The average age of the study population was 64 years old, hence it didn’t represent young adults. The study also didn’t collect information on participants’ diet, therefore it can’t establish a causal relationship between consuming seed oils and colon cancer risk.) No, study didn’t find that seed oils fuel “explosion of colon cancers in young people” Daily Mail Rating
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): President-elect Donald Trump claimed during a Dec. 16 press conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence that he won the youth vote by 34 points in the 2024 presidential election. Check Your Fact rating: False (Harris won the youth vote. Not Trump.) FACT CHECK: Did Trump Win The Youth Vote By 34 Points In 2024? Donald Trump Rating
FALSE	(International: Ukraine): More and more Ukrainian refugees will get higher social benefits than the Czechs Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Disabled Ukrainian Refugees Are NOT Set To Get Higher Social Benefits Than Czechs

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