The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 12/13/2019

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Claim by Social media posts: Quotes satirist Andy Borowitz as saying “stopping Hillary is a short-term solution,” but the tougher problem is “fixing the educational system that has created so many people ignorant enough to vote for Hillary.”

FactCheck.org rating: False

Meme Doctors Quote From Well-Known Satirist

Claim by Donald Trump: Says CNN manipulated video to make it appear that “massive crowds” protested his decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, calling it “fake news as usual.”

FactCheck.org rating: No Evidence

Another Dubious Trump Attack on ‘Fake News’

Claim by William Barr: “The incumbent government used the apparatus of the state, principally the law enforcement agencies and the intelligence agencies, both to spy on political opponents, but also to use them in a way that could affect the outcome of the election.”

Washington Post rating: False

Analysis | A guide to the misleading spin on the IG report

Claim by Pete Buttigieg: Says that in South Bend, Ind., the “black poverty fell by more than half on my watch.”

PolitiFact rating: Mostly False

Pete Buttigieg wrongly claims South Bend’s black poverty rate fell more than half

Claim by Donald Trump: “Global warming. … The oceans are going to rise. One-eighth of an inch within the next 250 years, we’re going to be wiped out!”

FactCheck.org rating: False

Trump Mocks Global Warming, Lowballs Sea Level Rise

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Claim by Multiple Sources: Funeral of Hyderabad rape and murder victim

AFP Fact Check rating: False

This video shows the funeral of an Indian army soldier that was held a day before the Hyderabad attack

Claim by Multiple Sources: Indian police distribute Islamic prayer beads in Maharashtra under a new Shiv Sena government

AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading

This video shows Indian police distributing Islamic prayer beads during an annual unity event organised by the central government

Claim by Social media: Idol of Hanuman found at site allotted for mosque in Ayodhya

Alt News rating: False

Photo from MP shared as Hanuman idol found at allotted site for mosque in Ayodhya

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