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: “The Ukrainian government just indicted the Burisma gas company & named Hunter Biden for accepting millions of dollars from a slush fund.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Social media posts: “Virginia announced the End of Youth Hunting” and “no kid under 18 will be allowed to shoot a gun.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Donald Trump: “A lot of it had to do they say with Ukraine. You know, it’s very interesting, it is very interesting. They have the server, right? From the DNC, Democratic National Committee.”
Claim by Nancy Pelosi: President Trump “hasn’t built any new (border) wall” during his time in office.
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
Claim by Facebook posts: Says Nike pays factory workers, 80% of whom are women, “20 cents an hour” and has them work “70 to 80 hours a week.”
PolitiFact rating: Half True
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: Celebration of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday in the US
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Facebook user Khan Atikur Rahman: System to mark attendance in Delhi school that alerts parents by SMS
Times of India rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Thousands of drones lift a truck
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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