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 Facebook posts: Says after a car accident comedian Kevin Hart has been “paralyzed from the neck down” and his “vocal cords have been paralyzed as well, leaving him with the inability to speak.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Pete Buttigieg: “We could lose half the world’s oxygen because of what’s going on in the oceans.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Joe Biden: “Immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment.”
Washington Post rating: False
Claim by multiple sources: Trump endorses Duterte’s daughter for president of the Philippines
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: South Korean academic appointed State University of Jakarta rector
AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading
Claim by Facebook posts: Graphic shows ABP News questioned Conress for Chandrayaan-2 setback
BOOM rating: False
Claim by Russian Foreign Ministry: “The Russian government regularly provides consular access to Whelan. What kind of isolation are we talking about?”
POLYGRAPH.info rating:False
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