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 Shelley Moore Capito: “On average, one person dies by suicide every 22 hours in West Virginia.”
Claim by Donald Trump Jr.: “Tens of thousands” of people leave New York every week
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Donald Trump: Said of the findings in a case against his charitable foundation: “All they found was incredibly effective philanthropy and some small technical violations, such as not keeping board minutes.”
FactCheck.org rating: Spins the Facts
Claim by Facebook posts: Says President Barack Obama was “furious” that he was caught on camera holding a pro-Muslim book.
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Facebook posts: On Sept. 5, 1993, “Vince Foster went to Fort Marcy Park and shot himself 3 times in the back of the head to avoid testifying against Hillary Clinton.”
PolitiFact rating: False
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: Philippine actress Shaina Magdayao dies of hypothyroid disease
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by multiple sources: Eating a no-sugar diet, hot lemon water, coconut oil cure cancer
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s new defense minister, controls state intelligence, military and national police
AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading
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