The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 12/3/2019

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Claim by Michael Bloomberg: “No other city in America did what (New York) did. We reduced murders by 50%, reduced police shootings to historic lows, reduced the number of people incarcerated by nearly 40%.”

PolitiFact rating: Mostly True

New York crime did drop when 2020 hopeful Michael Bloomberg was mayor, but he claims too much credit

Claim by Donald Trump: “Breaking News: The President of Ukraine has just again announced that President Trump has done nothing wrong with respect to Ukraine and our interactions or calls.”

PolitiFact rating: Not what Zelensky said

Trump mischaracterizes Ukrainian president’s comments from new interview

Claim by Social media posts: Facebook posts claim that a photo shows Rep. Adam Schiff sitting with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

FactCheck.org rating: False

Photo Manipulated to Show Schiff With Epstein

Claim by Viral Meme: An image shared on Facebook alleges that the Trump administration currently has no White House chief of staff, defense secretary, interior secretary or United Nations ambassador. The administration also lacks directors for the Secret Service, Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Check You Fact Rating: False

FACT CHECK: VIRAL MEME CLAIMS THE TRUMP ADMIN LACKS A DEFENSE SECRETARY, UN AMBASSADOR AND OTHER HIGH-LEVEL OFFICIALS

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Claim by Multiple sources: Coin-only currency introduced in the Philippines

AFP Fact Check rating: False

These photos show new generation and commemorative coins in the Philippines, not new coins minted for a paperless currency

Claim by Multiple sources: Illegally enter Australia and get a job, $70,000 and welfare

AFP Fact Check rating: False

False Facebook posts about Australian immigration policy claim ‘illegal’ immigrants are entitled to a job, welfare and $70,000

Claim by ADITI JOSHI: Did Congress Leader Raise ‘Priyanka Chopra Zindabad’ Slogan At Delhi Rally?

News Nation rating: True

FACT CHECK: Did Congress Leader Raise ‘Priyanka Chopra Zindabad’ Slogan At Delhi Rally?

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