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 Viral hoax: A viral hoax claims that Instagram users can stop the platform from using their pictures if they post a statement rescinding permission.
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Viral Quote: Claims that Hillary Clinton wrote, “I believe the primary role of the state is to teach, train and raise children. Parents have a secondary role.”
Check Your Fact rating: False
Claim by Facebook posts: Says President Barack Obama made it “legal” for the media to “purposely lie” to the public when he “quietly signed into law HR 4310 in 2012.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Viral Image: Claims the image shows Ilhan Omar checking an automatic rifle while wearing a military uniform
Check Your Fact rating: False
Claim by Dan McCready: Says “Dan Bishop doubles down on removing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Under his sham ‘association health plans,’ insurance companies don’t have to pay for medications for pre-existing conditions.”
PolitiFact rating: Half True
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: Metallica playing Indonesian national anthem
Claim by multiple sources: Photo of detained UK Hong Kong consulate worker with sex worker in China
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Facebook page Somtkar: Kashmiris protest abrogation of 370 despite Indian Army presence
Times of India rating: False
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