The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 7/19/2019

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 Bernie Sanders: “In 2014 … in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women…

Claim by Viral Image: Purportedly shows former President Barack Obama awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former President Bill Clinton, comedian Bill Cosby, movie producer Harvey Weinstein and former congressman Anthony Weiner.

Claim by Donald Trump: “Omar blamed the United States for the crisis in Venezuela.”

PolitiFact
 rating: Not the full story




Claim by Joe Biden: “If you like your employer-based plan, you can keep it. If you have private insurance, you can keep it.”











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