The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 8/27/2019

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 Ken Cuccinelli: A federal pilot program to DNA test illegal immigrants showed “something like 30% (of test subjects) are fake families.”

PolitiFact rating: Half True

The Trump admin is DNA testing for “fake families” at border

Claim by Facebook posts: Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people.

PolitiFact rating: False

Post comparing mass shooting deaths to homicides by undocumented immigrants way off

Claim by Larry Kudlow: “We are looking at the USMCA, NAFTA 2.0 trade deal. That would be very important and would add a half a point of GDP and 180,000 new jobs per year if we get that through.”

Washington Post rating: Three Pinocchios

Analysis | Will the revised NAFTA deal add 180,000 jobs every year?

Claim by Viral Image: Claims that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “Under capitalism, man oppresses man. Under socialism, it’s the other way around.”

Check Your Fact rating: False

FACT CHECK: Did Ocasio-Cortez Say, ‘Under Capitalism, Man Oppresses Man. Under Socialism, It’s The Other