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 Donna Campbell: “A study was done, a post-mortem, so a retrospective study done, looking at autopsies and drug levels, what drugs were in the blood of veterans that committed suicide, and 70 percent had THC.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Claim by Facebook posts: Quotes George Washington as saying “it is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Viral Image: Claims that Russian journalists were allowed in the room when U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on June 28, while American journalists were not.
Check Your Fact rating:False
Claim by Julián Castro: Says Section 1325 of U.S. immigration law was “put into place in 1929, by a segregationist.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
Claim by Bernie Sanders: “We have now received some 2 million individual contributions — which I think is an all-time world’s record — up to this point.”
PolitiFact rating: Unable to verify
[wordads]
★ SUPPORT OUR MISSION
MBFC relies entirely on readers like you.
No corporate or political donors. Your support keeps our 11,000+ ratings 100% independent.
Starting at $3 /month — ad-free + exclusive content
- Remove all ads instantly
- Support independent ratings
- Cancel any time — no strings
Membership removes ads • Donations do not
Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources
