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 Lifezette.com: “Ukraine Donated the Most Cash of Any Country to the Clinton Foundation.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Viral image: “President Trump is asking everyone to forward this email… The TRUMP Rules: Congressional Reform Act of 2017.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Claim by Viral image: Brooke Baldwin said, “Don’t hire veterans! They’re too damaged to be trusted with authority.”
Claim by Matt Gaetz: “Barack Obama put a permanent stop on this military aid to the Ukraine – he never allowed it to go.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False
Claim by Bernie Sanders: Says Congress gave Wall Street “trillions of dollars of zero interest loans.”
PolitiFact rating: Half True
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: This pictures show recovery efforts after Kenya ferry accident
AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading
Claim by Facebook page “Courageous India” and others: BJP candidate and former Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde broke down after losing to her cousin in the assembly election.
India Today rating: Mostly false
Claim by NDTV: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal has six children
Alt News rating: False
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