The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 7/12/2021

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: A video suggests US fact checking organisation PolitiFact endorsed a Fox News recording of Americans discussing health conditions that developed after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. Full Fact rating: False (PolitiFact did not endorse this video, nor does it vouch for its claims.) US fact checking site did not endorse a Fox News broadcast – Full Fact
BLATANT LIE	Claim: Hobby Lobby announced that it would only allow Christian customers in its stores. Snopes.com rating: False Is Hobby Lobby Open to Christian Customers Only?
FALSE	Claim by Republican National Committee: “Crime is escalating to a level we haven’t seen in decades as a direct result of Democrats’ defund the police movement and Biden-Harris open-border policies.” PolitiFact rating: False GOP tweet misfires in linking crime trends to Democratic policies
BLATANT LIE	Claim by Viral Image: the image shows a CNN article about President Joe Biden sending troops to Haiti after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: Did CNN Publish This Article About Joe Biden Sending Troops To Haiti?
FALSE	Claim by rumble.com: Dr. Sherri Tenpenny Goes FULL TRUTH With Explosive Based Fact Spew on ‘Stew Peters Show’ Lead Stories rating: False (Almost all of this video is recycled and new groundless conspiracy theories) Fact Check: Dr. Sherri Tenpenny Interview Is Full Of False, Misleading Claims About COVID-19 Rumble Rating
BLATANT LIE	(International: India): Video shows Infiltrators Entering West Bengal Newsmobile rating: False Fact Check: No, This Video Does NOT Show Infiltrators Entering West Bengal; It’s From Myanmar

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