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 Donald Trump: “When I took over our military, we didn’t have ammunition. I was told by a top general — maybe the top of them all — ‘Sir, I’m sorry. Sir, we don’t have ammunition.’ “
PolitiFact rating: Unproven anecdote
Claim by Ron Johnson: “Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False
Claim by Donald Trump: “The first so-called second hand information ‘Whistleblower’ got my phone conversation almost completely wrong.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Claim by Viral Image: claims that the image shows Donald Trump’s parents, Fred and Mary Trump, in KKK robes.
Check Your Fact rating: False
Claim by Donald Trump: “The Whistleblower’s facts have been so incorrect about my ‘no pressure’ conversation with the Ukrainian President.”
Washington Post rating: Four Pinocchios
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: Pro-Beijing politician Junius Ho waving American flag during Hong Kong protest
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Harvard list of its 50 most difficult courses
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Jeremy Corbyn: The UK is the fifth richest country in the world.
Full Fact rating: False.
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