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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 | Did he say it?: Elon Musk posted on X in January 2024, regarding aviation hiring, “It will take an airplane crashing and killing hundreds of people for them to change this crazy policy of DIE.”
Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Yes, Musk Once Posted It Would Take Airplane Crash To End ‘Crazy’ DEI Hiring Policy |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: LA wildfires produced more CO2 in two days than American cars in decades
USA Today rating: False (Wildfires are a significant source of CO2 emissions, but two days of January wildfires in Southern California did not produce anywhere near as much CO2 as U.S. cars have emitted over decades. Total fire emissions through late January were still about 1% of annual U.S. car emissions, the latest data shows.) False comparison of LA fire CO2 and US car emissions | Fact check |
| MISLEADING | Claim via Social Media: Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that makes it a felony to vote against U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Snopes rating: Misleading (Tennessee Senate Bill 6002/House Bill 6001 makes it a felony for local officials to vote for “sanctuary” policies but does not criminalize all votes against Trump’s immigration policies or votes from everyday people, and it has not been signed into law yet.) Yes, Tennessee Bill Criminalizes Voting Against Trump Immigration Policy |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Bird flu has spread between people in the U.S.
KGW rating: False (No evidence of the virus spreading from person-to-person in the U.S.) H5N1 bird flu: What to know about the outbreak and food safety |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: President Donald Trump’s mother said her son was an idiot with zero common sense and no social skills and that she hoped he’d never get into politics as he’d be a disaster.
Full Fact rating: False (There’s no evidence Mrs Trump ever said this.) No evidence Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics – Full Fact |
| FALSE | (International: Denmark): Denmark announced an export tariff on Ozempic to the US, discount for Canada, in response to Trump’s Greenland threats
Lead Stories rating: False (Didn’t Happen) |
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