The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 12/09/2020

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 via Social Media: Says Kelly Loeffler (R) was wearing a wire during the Georgia Senate debate. Politifact rating: Pants on Fire No, Loeffler wasn’t wearing a wire during the Senate debate
	Claim by Viral Image: the image shows President-elect Joe Biden wearing a walking boot on his left foot instead of his right Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Joe Biden Wearing His Walking Boot On The Wrong Foot
	Claim by Duey Stroebel (R): “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance PolitiFact rating: False Wisconsin Sen. Stroebel misfires with claim CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong on COVID quarantine
	Claim via Social Media: Rudy Giuliani said it’s highly likely that all these people that have contracted the China Virus got it from having sex with barnyard animals Lead Stories rating: Fake Fact Check: Rudy Giuliani Did NOT Say ‘It’s Highly Likely That All These People That Have Contracted The China Virus Got It From Having Sex With Barnyard Animals’
	Claim by healthandmoneynews: Head of Pfizer Research: Covid Vaccine is Female Sterilization Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Head Of Pfizer Research Did NOT Say COVID Vaccine is Female Sterilization
	(International: Ethiopia) Claim: The US has announced the Tigray People’s Liberation Front is a ‘terrorist organization’ AFP Fact Check rating: False US has not assigned terrorist status to dissident group in Ethiopia’s Tigray region

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