The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 01/06/2023

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Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience/Other

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BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Chuck Grassley demands Biden’s resignation over Hunter Biden’s Laptop. Check Your Fact rating: False (No evidence he ever said it.) FACT CHECK: DID SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY CALL FOR BIDEN TO RESIGN?
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: Before U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid in 2023, it had been a century since it took more than one round of votes to elect a Speaker of the House. Snopes rating: True Has a Century Passed Since It Took More Than One Vote to Elect a Speaker of the House?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: covid vaccines contain HIV protein that is causing “vaccine AIDS” Lead Stories rating: False (No, but some crackpots think so.) Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain ‘HIV Protein’ Causing ‘Vaccine AIDS’
TRUE	Claim via Social Media: A news release was posted on U.S. Rep. George Santos’ website saying he was sworn into office on Jan. 3, 2022, even though the U.S. House had not yet elected a speaker to conduct swearing-in ceremonies. Snopes rating: True (Cannot be sworn until there is a Speaker of the House.) Did George Santos’ Website Incorrectly Announce He Was Sworn in to US House?
BLATANT LIE	Claim via Social Media: Bill Gates Announced The Date And Location Of The Next Pandemic On December 26, 2022 Lead Stories rating: False (It was a fictitious computer simulation.) Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Announce Date, Location Of Next Pandemic
FALSE	(International: Australia): The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has been withdrawn from Australia Australian Associated Press rating: False (Moderna’s bivalent booster and pediatric dose vaccine are widely available across the country.) Moderna vaccine claim gets a jab of truth

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