The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 10/06/2019
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 Social media posts: Ihlan Omar Proposes Nationwide Ban on ‘Unhealthy and Immoral’ Bacon
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Donald Trump: “As I learn more and more each day, I am coming to the conclusion that what is taking place is not an impeachment, it is a COUP.”
Claim by Viral image: Red Bull contains bull sperm.
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Social media posts: If Democrats “impeach Trump and the Senate doesn’t confirm it then it nullifies Trump’s first term and he gets to run two more times.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Florida Democratic Party: “$575 billion cut from Medicare in Trump’s proposed 2020 budget.”
PolitiFact rating: Half True
International Fact Checks
Claim by Pappu Singh: False claim that Shivraj Singh Chouhan faked injury on both hands.
Times of India rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: British tourist bitten by Muslims in Pottuvil
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Facebook page HSM Publishers: Photo showing the moment after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination
Times of India rating: False
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