The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/18/2020

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 via Social Media: Says Sen. Kelly Loeffler said on Parler that “Black people shouldn’t be allowed to vote.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Parler post attributed to Loeffler about Black Georgia voters is fake
	Claim by Anonymous: “CONFIRMED – aborted male fetus in [COVID-19] vaccine” Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate Although fetal cell lines are used to grow viruses for some COVID-19 vaccines, the cells are not part of the vaccines
	Claim by Kayleigh McEnany: “More than one MILLION marchers for President @realDonaldTrump descend on” Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14. PolitiFact rating: False The ‘Million MAGA March’ did not have more than 1 million attendees
	Claim by Viral Image: the image shows Republican Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler on Parler saying, “Under the watch of Secretary Raffensperger, Stacy Abrams registered hundreds of thousands of black and Democrat voters.” Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: Viral Image Falsely Claims Kelly Loeffler Posted This Message About Stacey Abrams On Her Parler Account
	Claim by Rudolph Giuliani: “We have evidence that 100,000 ballots were brought in at 4:30 in the morning and counted.” The Washington Post rating: Four Pinocchios Analysis | Giuliani’s fantasy parade of false voter-fraud claims
	(International: India) Claim: Kenya currently ranks 56th globally and third in sub-Saharan Africa on the ease of doing business report, from a low of 136th globally in 2014. Africa Check rating: Correct Fact-checked: Kenya president’s 2020 state of the nation address

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