The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 10/30/2019

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 Lindsey Graham: Says House Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry are “denying President Trump basic fairness and due process accorded every American.”

PolitiFact rating: False

Graham wrong that House impeachment inquiry denies Trump ‘due process’

Claim by Donald Trump: “You know, we call it a safe zone. But it was anything but a safe zone. Turkey has lost thousands and thousands of people from that safe zone.”

FactCheck.org rating: False

Trump’s False Claim about Syrian ‘Safe Zone’

Claim by Social media posts: “Pelosi, Kerry, & Romney all have children working for Ukrainian gas companies.”

FactCheck.org rating: No Evidence

Dubious Posts Tie Political Families to Ukraine Work

Claim by Donald Trump: “I still ask the FBI: Where is the server? How come the FBI never got the server from the DNC? Where is the server? I want to see the server. Let’s see what’s on the server. So, the server, they say, is held by a company whose primary ownership individual is from Ukraine.”

Washington Post rating: Conspiracy theory

President Trump’s alternate reality on Ukraine – The

Claim by Instagram posts: Says there is a 4,250% increase in fetal death from the flu shot.

PolitiFact rating: False

Instagram post falsely says flu shot causes fetal death