The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/09/2020

Each day 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. (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

	Claim by Viral image: “The NAACP has received credible information that some of the white nationalist groups … will be looking to snatch black men and boys and hang them, shoot them, torture them and kill them.” PolitiFact rating: False No, the NAACP didn’t warn about white nationalist groups killing Black men
	Claim by the Gateway Pundit: Was corrupted voting system software used in Michigan to steal 6,000 votes from President Donald Trump and was that software also used in seven U.S. swing states? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: NO Evidence Corrupted Software Was Used In Michigan; 6,000 Votes NOT ‘Stolen’ From Trump Gateway Pundit Rating
	Claim by Nevada Republican Party: Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. … Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV.” PolitiFact rating: False Fact-checking Republican claim of illegal votes in Nevada
	Claim via Social Media: “Most of the victims of the Spanish flu didn’t die from the Spanish flu. They died from bacterial pneumonia. And the bacterial pneumonia was caused by […] wearing masks” Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate A 2008 study co-authored by Anthony Fauci did not find that masks caused bacterial pneumonia, contrary to viral social media claim
	Claim by social media users: A deceased man cast a ballot by mail in Michigan USA Today rating: False Fact check: False claim that deceased Michigan man voted in 2020
	(International: France) Claim: Discussion about Quran in French Parliament.. Quran: Root of all evil..License to kill ! BOOM rating: False No, This Video Does Not Show A Discussion On Quran In France’s Parliament

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