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 Facebook posts: Says four Republican representatives “voted to impeach President Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Social media posts: A meme claims that CNN anchor Don Lemon referred to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the killing of an “unarmed father of three.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Facebook posts: Says Democrats “spent $40,000,000 of YOUR tax dollars trying to impeach Trump.”
Claim by Viral meme: “25 years ago, the City of New York refused to fund the Veterans Day Parade. Donald Trump financed it!”
FactCheck.org rating: Exaggerates
Claim by Donald Trump: “The average age of my newly appointed circuit court judges is less than 50. They’re young, smart. That’s 10 years younger than President Obama’s nominees.”
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: Flu shots contain an unhealthy amount of mercury
AFP Fact Check rating: Mixture
Claim by Multiple sources: Photo shows Trump-Ukraine scandal whistleblower
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by News Nation: Lata Mangeshkar Death Rumours Spread On WhatsApp, Social Media
News Nation rating: False
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