The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 11/20/2020

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 Donald Trump (R): A 1993 example of voter fraud in Philadelphia is “exactly what happened to us” in the 2020 election. Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Trump says Philly Democrats stole an election in the ’90s. Is that true?
	Claim by Daniel Horowitz, the Blaze: “Pro-mask study withdrawn after virus spread in counties analyzed by researchers”; “masks don’t work” Health Feedback rating: Incorrect Article claiming that “masks don’t work” misleads readers by inaccurately interpreting a withdrawn study and a published study conducted on US Marine Corps recruits The Blaze Rating
	Claim by Ted Nugent: Says “47 additional counties used the same software that caused a ‘glitch’ in Antrim County (that switched 6,000 votes from Trump to Biden in that county)” and votes in the state are “potentially fraudulent.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Inaccurate early vote count in one Michigan county was a human error, not a failure of the software
	Claim by Gateway Pundit: ‘Lost’ Milwaukee elections flash drive connected to jump in Biden votes USA Today rating: False Fact check: Milwaukee flash drive incident unrelated to Biden votes Gateway Pundit Rating
	Claim by Donald Trump (R): Says Georgia’s secretary of state won’t let the people recounting ballots check the signatures for fraud. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Donald Trump’s jab at Georgia recount ignores key voting principles
	(International: Pakistan) Claim: Photo shows coffins of 28 Indian soldiers killed by Pakistan At the LoC in Kashmir on November 13, 2020 BOOM rating: False Pak Handles Share 2010 Photo Linking It To Recent LoC Strike

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