The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 11/06/2019

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 Viral image: If an unmarked car tries to pull you over, you should dial 112 to confirm it’s actually a police officer because the number provides “a direct link to state trooper info,” and that “this applies in all 50 states.”

PolitiFact
 rating: False


Claim by Donald Trump: According to polls “people don’t want anything to do with impeachment.”

FactCheck.org
 rating: Misleading


Claim by Viral image: Taco Bell is selling menudo for the month of November.

Claim by Facebook posts: Clint Eastwood called Barack Obama an “incompetent, lying, insincere, narcissistic, double-talking, socialist hypocrite, and fiscally irresponsible moron who spent eight years in the White House trying to … turn our wonderful country into a Muslim loving, socialist sh–hole like…

PolitiFact
 rating: Pants on Fire


Claim by Bryan Steil: The House impeachment rules resolution “does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon.”

International Fact Checks

Claim by Social media posts: Manoj Tiwari bursting firecrackers in Delhi to celebrate Diwali

Claim: This video shows accurate footage of Keir Starmer’s reaction to being questioned on Brexit.

Full Fact
rating: Incorrect. The footage has been edited to make it seem as though Mr Starmer does not respond.


Claim by Facebook posts: WhatsApp message claims the government is going to record, save your calls ahead Ayodhya case verdict


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