The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 1/26/2021

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 Jeremy “Spike” Cohen (Libertarian Vice Presidential Nominee): Says the Biden administration labeled Libertarians terrorists. Politifact rating: False No, Biden administration didn’t label Libertarians terrorists
	Claim: The Washington Post updated an article to remove a quote from Kamala Harris that presented her in an unflattering light. Snopes.com rating: True Did The Washington Post Remove a Quote That Painted Kamala Harris in a Bad Light?
	Claim: Air Force Gen. John Hyten, the vice-chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, created a channel on the popular messaging app Telegram and posted several dozen times there, sharing videos, images and phrases such as “nothing can stop what is coming” and “THE TRUTH WILL SHOCK THE WORLD.” AP Fact Check rating: False NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen last week
	Claim by Joseph Mercola, Children’s Health Defense, Zerohedge: “WHO Admits High-Cycle PCR Tests Produce COVID False Positives”; the WHO’s new guidance includes lower PCR thresholds Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate Most positive COVID-19 PCR test results are true positives; WHO information notice didn’t change threshold or criteria for a positive COVID-19 test Mercola Rating, Children’s Health Defense Rating, ZeroHedge Rating
	Claim by InfoWars: China invested $400 million in Dominion Voting Systems USA Today rating: False Fact check: Dominion Voting Systems foreign investment claim is false
	(International: Pakistan) Claim: A doctor in Pakistan is offering free treatment to those in need. BOOM rating: False Photo From Yemen Shared As Pakistani Doctor Offering Free Service

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.

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