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 Samuel Sinyangwe: “America has more governors who’ve worn blackface than black governors.”
PolitiFact rating: True
Claim by Trump Make America Great Again Committee: “Democrats have finally admitted what they truly want: a repeal of the Second Amendment.”
FactCheck.org rating: Misleading
Claim by Kamala Harris: Says she “sued Exxon Mobil” as California attorney general.
Claim by Facebook posts: Says actor Tim Allen wrote a lengthy anti-Democrat attack on Facebook.
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Tom Reed: After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, “the typical American worker’s pay growing at more than 3 percent a year, record low unemployment.”
PolitiFact rating: Half True
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple Sources: Kashmiri woman telling Indian politician Rahul Gandhi not to visit Kashmir?
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by FB User: Rajdeep Saha: Pepaero cures dengue in 48 hours
vishvasnews.com rating: Half true
Claim by Multiple sources: Hong Kong woman claims police wanted to rape her
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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