The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 7/11/2021

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

MOSTLY FALSE	Claim by Kayleigh McEnany: “We know most of our forefathers, all of our main Founding Fathers were against slavery, recognized the evils of it.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Fact-checking Kayleigh McEnany’s claim that ‘all of our main Founding Fathers were against slavery’
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social media: The delta variant is fake USA Today rating: False Fact check: Delta variant is real and highly contagious
HALF TRUE	Claim by Joe Biden (D): “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.” PolitiFact rating: Half True (True, 3 million jobs; however the U.S. economy remains almost 6.8 million jobs under its pre-pandemic peak.)  Joe Biden’s boast on early job gains neglects timing, pandemic context
BLATANT LIE	Claim: On or around July 6, 2021, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert tweeted “I would rather see every child in this country dead than pass any new gun laws.” Snopes.com rating: False No, Lauren Boebert Did Not Tweet ‘I’d Rather See Every Child Killed Than Pass Gun Laws’
FALSE	Claim by Dan Bongino and Sky News: The fatality rate of the Delta variant of COVID-19 is lower than the original variant Health Feedback rating: Unsupported There is no evidence that the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has a lower fatality rate than the wild-type virus Dan Bongino Rating, Sky News Rating
BLATANT LIE	(International: South Africa): South African Police Service advertises jobs on Facebook AFP Fact Check rating: False Facebook page impersonating the South African police promotes non-existing jobs and traineeships

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