The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 4/16/2021

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 Gateway Pundit: Black Lives Matter protest at Iowa Capitol was an “insurrection” like that on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol. PolitiFact rating: False (Organizers of a Black Lives Matter-related rally in Iowa on April 8 obtained a permit, entered the Iowa Capitol in an orderly way, and protested bills. One arrest was made.) No, an Iowa BLM protest was not like the Jan. 6 US Capitol riot Gateway Pundit Rating
	Claim by Occupy Democrats: Rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 did not comply with police and they all got to go home alive. Lead Stories rating: False (1 Rioter Shot and some injured) Fact Check: All Capitol Rioters Did NOT ‘Go Home Alive’ After January 6, 2021 Encounters With Police Occupy Democrats Rating
	Claim by Viral Post: Joe Biden announced plans to cut veteran benefits, saying, “They get enough handouts.” Check Your Fact rating: False (he didn’t say that) FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden Say Veterans ‘Get Enough Handouts’?
	Claim by The Other 98%: Daunte Wright Arrest Warrant Was Weed Lead Stories rating: False (Weapons Charge) Fact Check: Daunte Wright’s Outstanding Arrest Warrant Was NOT About Weed The Other 98% Rating
	Claim by Charlie Kirk (Turning Point USA): Daunte Wright Was Wanted For Aggravated Robbery and “On The Run Ever Since”. Lead Stories rating: False (not wanted and not on the run, he was scheduled for a trial in August 2021) Fact Check: Daunte Wright Was NOT ‘Wanted’ For Aggravated Robbery, Was NOT ‘On The Run Ever Since’ Turning Point USA Rating
	(International: Iran) Claim: By Hassan Rouhani: “U.S. blocked Iran’s access to 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine.” POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Iran Fabricates Claim that US Blocked Vaccines from India

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