The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 5/09/2019

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 Donald Trump: “I am very happy with over $100 Billion a year in Tariffs filling U.S. coffers.”

FactCheck.org
 rating: False


Claim by Social media posts: Viral posts claim President Donald Trump called for the “death penalty” for “suicide bombers.”

FactCheck.org
 rating: False


Claim by Social media posts: Viral posts claim that climate change is a “made-up catastrophe.”

FactCheck.org rating: False




Claim by Joe Biden: “I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ‘87.”

Claim Via Facebook: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi once said that “building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals.”

Check Your Fact rating: False

DID NANCY PELOSI SAY A BORDER WALL WOULD ‘VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS’?


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