MBFC's Daily Vetted Fact Checks for 11/16/2024 (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 by Melania Trump: Melania Trump says Jill Biden called Donald Trump “evil” Newsweek rating: True (Jill Biden referred to Trump as “evil” at a campaign event in July 2024 and accused the then-former president in June 2024 of lying during the first 2024 televised presidential debate.) Fact Check: Melania Trump Says Jill Biden Called Donald Trump “Evil”
FALSE	Claim by Donald Trump (R): The president can end birthright citizenship by executive order. 10TV rating: False (The president cannot end birthright citizenship by executive order like President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to do on the first day of his second term because it would be unconstitutional. United States citizenship through birth comes via the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified after the Civil War to secure citizenship for newly freed Black Americans. It was later used to guarantee citizenship to all babies born on U.S. soil after court challenges.) Can Trump end birthright citizenship by executive order?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Tucker Carlson has been appointed Press Secretary by Donald Trump Newsweek rating: False (As of this date, he has not been appointed.) Fact-Check: Is Tucker Carlson going to be Trump’s press secretary?
FALSE	(International: Nigeria): “Over 50% of Nigerian teachers lack the qualifications to teach effectively.” Africa Check rating: Incorrect Hit or miss? Fact-checking former lawmaker Dakuku Peterside’s statistics advising Nigeria’s new education minister

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