The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 3/9/2021

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 Joe Biden (D): “When I came into office, the prior administration had contracted for not nearly enough vaccine to cover adults in America.” Politifact rating: Mostly False (Trump contracted to buy 1 billion does for 550 million people) Biden’s criticism of Trump administration vaccine contracts too broad to be accurate
	Claim by Real Raw News: On March 2, 2021, U.S. Navy SEALs arrested Hillary Clinton on suspicion of treason. Snopes.com rating: False Did Navy SEALs Arrest Hillary Clinton? Real Raw News Rating
	Claim by Elise Stefanik (R): H.R. 1 would “prevent removal of ineligible voters from registration rolls.” PolitiFact rating: False (not in the bill) GOP lawmaker misleads about HR 1 and removal of ineligible voters
	Claim by Viral Post: only 9 percent of the American Rescue Plan “goes to the American people.” Check Your Fact rating: False (nope closer to 45%) FACT CHECK: Viral Post Claims Only 9% of The American Rescue Plan ‘Goes To The American People’
	Claim via Social Media: senator mitch mcconnell saw a big jump in his net worth between 2005 and 2015 because of gift from wife’s family Lead Stories rating: True (Inheritance) Fact Check: There is NO Mystery To Dramatic Increase In Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Net Worth: He Married Into A Shipping Magnate’s Family
	(International: Kenya) Claim: China “accounts for less than 10%” of Kenya’s external debt Africa Check rating: Incorrect Three claims about Kenya’s billion dollar debt to China, checked

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.

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