The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/15/2020

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 Kelly Loeffler (R): Says Raphael Warnock “celebrated Fidel Castro and welcomed him to his church.”

PolitiFact rating: Mostly False

No proof Georgia Senate hopeful Warnock ‘welcomed’ Fidel Castro to his church

Claim by NBC News: “There were 144,305 newly reported COVID-19 cases in the United States today. This beats the previous record of 133,819 cases reported on Monday, November 9. This is the 8th day in a row with over 100,000 cases reported.”

Health Feedback rating: Accurate

The U.S. sees record numbers of daily new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in November 2020



NBC News Rating

Claim by Kayleigh McEnany: In Pennsylvania, “it was voters in the Democrat counties that were contacted saying, your ballot has been canceled, you need to come fix it,” while others in “Republican-leaning counties” had “no opportunity to fix it.”

FactCheck.org rating: False

Ballot ‘Curing’ in Pennsylvania

Claim via Social Media: Did Fox News confirm that philanthropist George Soros owns the social media platform Parler?

Lead Stories rating: False

Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Report That George Soros Owns Parler

Claim by Rudy Giuliani (R): Is Dominion Voting Systems software developed by engineers from Venezuela and were votes sent to servers in Spain?

Lead Stories rating: False

Fact Check: Dominion Software Is NOT Developed by Engineers from Venezuela And Votes Are NOT Sent to Servers in Spain

(International: Canada) Claim: Trudeau promises military intervention if Trump refuses to leave office

AFP Fact Check rating: False

Canada not planning military intervention if Trump refuses to leave

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