The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 7/10/2021

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

FALSE Claim via Social Media: “Facebook said that if you support the NRA you will get kicked off.”

Politifact rating: False

No, Facebook isn’t kicking people out for supporting the NRA

FALSE Claim via Social Media: Allison Mack was sentenced to 3 years for “kidnapping children and forcing them to be sex slaves”

USA Today rating: False

Fact check: Allison Mack wasn’t charged with sex crimes against minors

FALSE Claim by Joe Biden: “My wife who — I think, I’m not sure of this — may be the only first lady or second lady to go into a war zone — an active war zone.”



FactCheck.org rating: False

Second Ladies in Combat Zones

BLATANT
LIE
Claim: U.S. Customs and Border Protection is calling residents and asking for personal bank information.

Snopes.com rating: Scam

SCAM ALERT: U.S. Customs and Border Protections Phone Call Scam

FALSE Claim via Social Media: President Biden ordered U.S. troops to move into Haiti after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.

Lead Stories rating: False

Fact Check: President Biden Did NOT Order US Troops To Haiti After President Moise Assassination

BLATANT
LIE
(International: New Zealand): Photos show Syrian refugees making their way to New Zealand.

BOOM Live rating: False

Unrelated Photos Shared To Claim Syrian Refugees Reaching New Zealand

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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