The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 1/5/2021

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): The presidential election in Georgia was plagued by fraud AFP Fact Check rating: False Trump makes unfounded claims of Georgia election fraud
	Claim by Occupy Democrats: Did Donald Trump literally beg the Georgia secretary of state to “invent” 11,000 votes?  Lead Stories rating: Mostly False Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Literally Beg Georgia Secretary Of State To ‘Invent’ 11,000 Votes Occupy Democrats Rating
	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “We have anywhere from 250 (thousand) to 300,000 ballots were dropped mysteriously into the rolls, much of that had to do with Fulton County, which hasn’t been checked.” AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s made-up claims of fake Georgia votes
	Claim via Social Media: New York Times Election Report Reveals 104,984 Stolen Votes in Ga, 347,768 in PA Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: New York Times Election Report Did NOT Reveal 104,984 Stolen Votes in Ga, 347,768 in PA — Also NOT Published In “European paper”
	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “The other thing, dead people. So dead people voted. And I think the number is in the — close to 5,000 people. And they went to obituaries. They went to all sorts of methods to come up with an accurate number. And a minimum is close to about 5,000 voters.” AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s made-up claims of fake Georgia votes
	(International: Pakistan) Claim: Photo shows Dawn article on Pakistan pilot urinating in F-16 cockpit BOOM rating: False Dawn Screenshot Claiming Pakistani Pilot Urinated In F-16 Is Fake

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