The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 1/23/2021

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 Rush Limbaugh: Says Joe Biden and Democrats “have not legitimately won” the presidency. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire On Inauguration Day, Rush Limbaugh falsely claims Joe Biden didn’t ‘legitimately’ win Rush Limbaugh Rating
	Claim by MIT Technology Review: “COVID-19 immunity likely lasts for years” Health Feedback rating: Mostly Accurate Too early for conclusions on long-term COVID-19 immunity, but some findings suggest that immune memory against the virus lasts for up to eight months and possibly longer MIT Technology Review Rating
	Claim by Joe Biden (D): There’s been “a rise of political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism.” PolitiFact rating: True Joe Biden’s inauguration in extraordinary times, fact-checked
	Claim via Social Media: Cornell University professor Rob Oswald said university labs are suing CDC saying Covid-19 does not exist AFP Fact Check rating: False False claim that Covid-19 is not real misattributed to US professor
	Claim via Social Media: In his last letter to Joe Biden Donald Trump wrote ‘Joe you know I won’ The Quint rating: False Did Donald Trump Say ‘He Won’ in His Last Letter to Joe Biden?
	(International: Australia) Claim: The Australian government gave News Corp $50 million to maintain its regional newspapers before the company shut them down. Australian Associated Press rating: False News Corp and PM ‘defrauding the taxpayer’ claim is fake news

Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact checks by third-party fact-checkers. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.

---

Do you appreciate our work? Please consider one of the following ways to sustain us.

MBFC Ad-Free 

or

MBFC Donation

---

---

---

Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources