The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 3/14/2019

The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of commitments organizations abide by to promote excellence in fact-checking. The following fact checks come from IFCN fact checkers. (D. Van Zandt)


Claim by Jay Inslee: “We have developed a wind industry (in Washington state) from zero to $6 billion in 12 years.”

Claim by Rep. Steve Scalise: “We had legislation on the floor to prevent people that are here illegally from voting. And you saw Democrats vote against that. In essence, voting to allow people here illegally to vote in elections.”

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 rating: Misleading


Claim by Dan Crenshaw: Says HR 1 would “legalize” the kind of fraud found in North Carolina


Claim by Viral image: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “We’ll never have to worry about China attacking us! They are 12 hours ahead, so we’ll have plenty of time to shoot down their missiles!”


Claim: U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that she opposed daylight saving time because “the extra hour of sunlight drastically speeds up climate change.”

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2 Comments on "The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 3/14/2019"

  1. Vera Stinson | March 18, 2019 at 10:08 am |

    For a site that claims to check for media bias, you seem to have a lot of media bias going on yourselves. The questions about who you support that link to Trump memorabilia, there seems to have a lot of bias toward to right, hard to the right. What we need in this country is more support in the middle. What you people are doing is driving for civil war. That went so well last time, right?

  2. Media Bias Fact Check | March 19, 2019 at 8:02 am |

    I have no idea what you are talking about. Are you referring to an Advertisement on this website? If so, we use third party advertisers so that we do not have bias. This means we do not pick the ads, rather they are selected from your search history and cookies, etc independently.

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