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 image: A 1988 exorcism took place in the only house still standing after Hurricane Ike.
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Claim by Kamala Harris: “The Amazon creates over 20% of the world’s oxygen.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Facebook posts: Quotes George Washington as saying “when any nation mistrusts its citizens with guns … It no longer trusts its citizens because such a government has evil plans.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Claim by Facebook posts: Says the U.S. gives Israel “$3 billion annually” in aid and zero to Detroit.
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False
Claim by Dave Aronberg: Florida’s red flag gun law has been used “about five times a day.”
PolitiFact rating: True
International Fact Checks
Claim by Pakistani social media: Muslim man made to drink cow urine and alcohol in India
Alt News rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Images of charred animals in Amazon rainforest fires
AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading
Claim by Multiple sources: Bumps on bell peppers reveal if they’re male or female
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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