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: Other states don’t have “close to the level of burn” from wildfires as California.
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Viral image: Photos from Sept. 11, 2001, show that “Donald Trump joined America’s heroes and carried victims over his shoulders down the steps of the burning World Trade Center. Obama spent the whole day sitting in the Oval Office with his feet on the desk watching basketball.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Claim by Viral image: “JFK Jr was declared the frontrunner for the NY Senate seat in 1999. Days later his plane crashed, making Hillary Clinton the newly elected senator.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Mark Pocan: “In WI, over 79% of Title X patients rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
Claim by Joe Gruters: “All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: Photo of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing traditional Arab headdress in Saudi Arabia.
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Photo of Africa’s oldest tortoise
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Trump tweet about Habesha rally
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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