The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 5/3/2021

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: “Anyone remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate: ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire No, Kamala Harris didn’t attack Joe Biden on China during a primary debate
	Claim by World OF Stars, social media users: Charges dropped against Bill Cosby, who thanks Jesse Jackson for his early release USA Today rating: False Fact check: Bill Cosby remains in prison, charges weren’t dropped
	Claim by Joe Biden (D): The recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic was “the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.” PolitiFact rating: True Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress
	Claim by Charlie Kirk (Turning Point USA): Biden’s first address to congress had 11.6 million viewers AFP Fact Check rating: False (26.9 million) Biden speech audience lower than Trump’s, but not 11.6 million Turning Point USA Rating
	Claim by Tim Scott (R): “It will be easier to vote early in Georgia than in Democrat-run New York.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True (More days than NY) Fact-checking Sen. Tim Scott’s GOP response to President Joe Biden
	(International: India) Claim: Claim by Whatsapp users: Video shows patients being killed by hospital staff in Bengaluru BOOM Live rating: False Old Videos Peddled As COVID-19 Patients Killed In Bengaluru Hospital

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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