The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 9/10/2019

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 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

Kevin Hart wasn’t ‘paralyzed neck down’ in car accident

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

Buttigieg Wrong About Climate Change’s Effect on Oceans

Claim by Joe Biden: “Immediately, the moment it started, I came out against the war at that moment.”

Washington Post rating: False

Fact check of Biden saying he was against the Iraq War

Claim by multiple sources: Trump endorses Duterte’s daughter for president of the Philippines

AFP Fact Check rating: False

This photo has been doctored to suggest Donald Trump endorsed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter for president in 2022

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Claim by Multiple sources: South Korean academic appointed State University of Jakarta rector

AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading

This academic was appointed at Indonesia’s Asian Cyber University

Claim by Facebook posts: Graphic shows ABP News questioned Conress for Chandrayaan-2 setback

BOOM rating: False

Netizens Fall For Satire Graphic Blaming Congress For Chandrayaan 2 Setback

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

Russia Claims Paul Whelan Not Isolated, But Hasn’t Let Him Phone His Family

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