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: Says Cory Booker has accepted over $400,000 from the pharmaceutical industry during his political career.
Claim by Viral Image: Claims that 2020 candidates uttered the word “Trump” 1,326 times, “free” 683 times and “America” only twice during the first Democratic primary debate.
Check Your Fact rating: False
Claim by Donald Trump: “The Obama administration was begging for a meeting. They were begging for meetings constantly. And Chairman Kim [Jong Un of North Korea] would not meet with him.”
Claim by Kamala Harris: Says “I was part of the second class to integrate Berkeley, California, public schools.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
Claim by Donald Trump: “[I]t’s an unfair agreement. … Look, if somebody attacks Japan, we go after them and we are in a battle. … If somebody should attack the United States, they don’t have to do that. That’s unfair. That’s the kind of deals we made.”
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Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources
u̾n̾t̾i̾l̾ I̾ s̾a̾w̾ t̾h̾e̾ c̾h̾e̾c̾k̾ o̾v̾ $5̾6̾3̾4̾ , I̾ d̾i̾d̾ n̾o̾t̾ b̾e̾l̾i̾e̾v̾e̾ t̾h̾a̾t̾…m̾y̾… c̾o̾u̾s̾i̾n̾ h̾a̾d̾ b̾e̾e̾n̾ t̾r̾u̾l̾l̾y̾ r̾e̾c̾e̾i̾v̾i̾n̾g̾ m̾o̾n̾e̾y̾ p̾a̾r̾t̾-t̾i̾m̾e̾ a̾t̾ t̾h̾e̾r̾e̾ l̾a̾b̾t̾o̾p̾. . t̾h̾e̾r̾e̾ u̾n̾c̾l̾e̾ h̾a̾s̾ d̾o̾n̾e̾ t̾h̾i̾s̾ 4̾ l̾e̾s̾s̾ t̾h̾a̾n̾ s̾i̾x̾ m̾o̾n̾t̾h̾s̾ a̾n̾d̾ j̾u̾s̾t̾ t̾o̾o̾k̾ c̾a̾r̾e̾ o̾f̾ t̾h̾e̾ m̾o̾r̾t̾g̾a̾g̾e̾ o̾n̾ t̾h̾e̾i̾r̾ a̾p̾p̾a̾r̾t̾m̾e̾n̾t̾ a̾n̾d̾ b̾o̾u̾g̾h̾t̾ R̾e̾n̾a̾u̾l̾t̾ 5̾ . p̾o̾p̾ o̾v̾e̾r̾ t̾o̾ t̾h̾i̾s̾ w̾e̾b̾s̾i̾t̾e̾
u̾n̾t̾i̾l̾ I̾ s̾a̾w̾ t̾h̾e̾ c̾h̾e̾c̾k̾ o̾v̾ $5̾6̾3̾4̾ , I̾ d̾i̾d̾ n̾o̾t̾ b̾e̾l̾i̾e̾v̾e̾ t̾h̾a̾t̾…m̾y̾… c̾o̾u̾s̾i̾n̾ h̾a̾d̾ b̾e̾e̾n̾ t̾r̾u̾l̾l̾y̾ r̾e̾c̾e̾i̾v̾i̾n̾g̾ m̾o̾n̾e̾y̾ p̾a̾r̾t̾-t̾i̾m̾e̾ a̾t̾ t̾h̾e̾r̾e̾ l̾a̾b̾t̾o̾p̾. . t̾h̾e̾r̾e̾ u̾n̾c̾l̾e̾ h̾a̾s̾ d̾o̾n̾e̾ t̾h̾i̾s̾ 4̾ l̾e̾s̾s̾ t̾h̾a̾n̾ s̾i̾x̾ m̾o̾n̾t̾h̾s̾ a̾n̾d̾ j̾u̾s̾t̾ t̾o̾o̾k̾ c̾a̾r̾e̾ o̾f̾ t̾h̾e̾ m̾o̾r̾t̾g̾a̾g̾e̾ o̾n̾ t̾h̾e̾i̾r̾ a̾p̾p̾a̾r̾t̾m̾e̾n̾t̾ a̾n̾d̾ b̾o̾u̾g̾h̾t̾ R̾e̾n̾a̾u̾l̾t̾ 5̾ . p̾o̾p̾ o̾v̾e̾r̾ t̾o̾ t̾h̾i̾s̾ w̾e̾b̾s̾i̾t̾e̾