The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 1/30/2021

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 Charlie Kirk (Turning Point USA): “Joe Biden admits he is governing like a ‘dictator.'” PolitiFact rating: False Biden did not admit he’s ‘governing like a dictator’ Turning Point USA Rating
	Claim by principia-scientific.com: Merck Scraps Vaccine, says better to catch COVID Virus & Recover | Principia Scientific Intl. Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Merck Did NOT Say It Is ‘Better’ to Get COVID And Recover Than Take Its Vaccines Principia Scientific Rating
	Claim by Jennifer Boysko (D): “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” Poltifact rating: True The U.S. is the only industrialized nation with no paid family leave plan
	Claim by Joe Biden (D): We’re going to harness the purchasing power of the federal government to buy clean, zero-emission vehicles that are made and sourced by union workers right here in America. … This will mean 1 million new jobs in the American automobile industry. One million.” AP Fact Check rating: Mostly False AP FACT CHECK: Biden’s fuzzy math on 1 million new auto jobs
	Claim by Scott Walker (R): The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Walker overreaches claiming Senate can’t convict Trump after departure
	(International: Australia) Claim: Sky News host Rowan Dean claims that a graph shows temperatures haven’t risen in more than two decades. Australian Associated Press rating: False Has there really been no warming of the planet in 22 years? Sky News Australia Rating

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