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 Julian Castro: “The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in (to a Medicare public option), and I would not require them to opt in. … They would automatically be enrolled. That’s a big difference. … Are you forgetting what…
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False
Claim by Donald Trump: “I want China to do well [in economic growth], and I hope they do well, but they’ve had now the worst year in 57 years.”
Washington Post rating: Wrong
Claim by Josh Kaul: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders “can buy a firearm without going through a background check.”
PolitiFact rating: True
Claim by Bernie Sanders: Medicare for All will save the average American substantial sums of money on his or her health care bill.
PolitiFact rating: Lacks solid numbers
Claim by Elizabeth Warren: “54 senators said, let’s do background checks, let’s get rid of assault weapons, and with 54 senators it failed because of the filibuster.”
PolitiFact rating: Half True
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Claim by Multiple sources: Mass cattle slaughter to feed Bohra Muslims in Sri Lanka
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Facebook Posts: First Photographs Of Earth Sent By Chandrayaan 2 Released By ISRO
BOOM FACT Check rating: False
Claim by Social media: Policemen fighting over sharing of fines collected from civilians
Alt News rating: Mostly False
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