The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 4/5/2021

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 via Social Media: “They’re unable to administer vaccines if the lockdown ends because the emergency ends with it.” PolitiFact rating: False Social media posts wrongly claim vaccination can happen only during lockdowns
	Claim by online-updates.net: Archaeologists found million year old manmade caves in Israel Lead Stories rating: False (Wrong Tools) Fact Check: Archaeologists Did NOT Find A Million-Year-Old Underground Complex Made By Humans Online Updates Rating
	Claim by Citizens United: Says Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan “is the Green New Deal.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False (It isn’t) Citizens United calls Biden’s infrastructure plan the Green New Deal. It isn’t.
	Claim by Ryan Cole: Coronaviruses are all seasonal and go away on their own; ivermectin is effective for preventing and treating COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines are “gene therapy”, don’t give immunity or prevent transmission Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate Not all coronaviruses are seasonal, contrary to pathologist Ryan Cole’s claim; COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing illness
	Claim by Wendy Bell: Because of a change in death certificate procedures specific to COVID-19, “there is a huge chance that COVID death numbers are exaggerated, to the tune of 94%.” FactCheck.org rating: False Flawed Report Fuels Erroneous Claims About COVID-19 Death Toll
	(International: India) Claim: Massive electoral fraud detected in Kerala, 20 lakh Bangladeshi immigrants are voters. India Today rating: Mostly false Fact Check: 20 lakh Bangladeshis in Kerala voters’ list? Viral claim is misleading

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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