The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 1/27/2021

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 Glenn Grothman (R): A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad.”

PolitiFact rating: False

No, Democrats are not eliminating the right of Americans to call parents mom and dad

Claim via Social Media: Fox News Published an article that the Biden admin planned to confiscate farm equipment, hoard food

Lead Stories rating: False

Fact Check: Screenshot Is NOT A Real Fox News Article About New Agriculture Licensing Policies

Claim via Social Media: Says Joe Biden “created a new federal property mask mandate, which he broke countless times already.”



PolitiFact rating: False

Facebook post laments Biden’s first actions with false claims

Claim by Children’s Health Defense: “Aaron’s tragic death is part of a wave of suspicious deaths among elderly closely following administration of COVID vaccines.”

Health Feedback rating: Mostly False

Frequency of deaths in elderly individuals after COVID-19 vaccination wasn’t higher than the frequency in those who weren’t vaccinated

Children’s Health Defense Rating

Claim by Viral Post: President Joe Biden signed an executive order to tear down the U.S.-Mexico border wall

Check Your Fact rating: False

FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden Sign An Executive Order To Tear Down The US-Mexico Border Wall?

(International: Indonesia) Claim: CoronaVac has 91.25% efficacy rate in Indonesia.

VERA Files rating: False

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: To boost trust in Sinovac, Roque repeatedly cites wrong data

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2 Comments on "The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 1/27/2021"

  1. Let’s get to news, not social media crap that every knows is BS.

  2. Why are there hardly any left wing facts being checked?

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