The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 11/27/2019
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 meme: Orrin Hatch: “I don’t care if Trump broke the law.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Donald Trump: “As you know, we captured 100% of the ISIS caliphate. When I took office, we had almost nothing.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Facebook post: Says ABC 7 reported the Santa Clarita high school shooting “3 weeks in advance.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Claim by Robin Vos: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but “almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
Claim by Sen. Bernie Sanders: “The United Nations is telling us that in the years to come there are going to be hundreds of millions of climate refugees causing national security issues all over the world.”
FactCheck.org rating: U.N. Doesn’t Endorse Estimate
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Claim by Social Media: Video Shows Baby Born Had Consumed Intestines Of The Mother
BOOM: Fact Checks rating: False
Drinking cold water after a meal will lead to cancer:
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Dead dragon found in southern Philippines
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact checks by the IFCN. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.
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