The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 12/23/2019
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 Bloggers: Says the New York Times reported that Hillary Clinton and George Soros “paid (a) woman to accuse Trump of sexual attack.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Elizabeth Warren: “The mayor just recently had a fundraiser that was held in a wine cave. … He had promised that every fundraiser he would do would be open door, but this one was closed door.”
Claim by Facebook posts: Says Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is planning to cut off the electricity “so Virginia residents cannot reveal what is happening once gun confiscation begins to take place.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Claim by Various websites: “4 Democrat Senators Are Turning Republican Because They Oppose Impeachment.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Amy Klobuchar: Says Pete Buttigieg ran statewide in Indiana and “lost by 20 points.”
PolitiFact rating: True
International Fact Checks
Claim by Multiple sources: Sanitary pads taxed as luxury items in Thailand?
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Photo shows Hong Kong police officer pepper spraying a dog
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple Sources: Muslim man hurls brick at a bus while protesting India’s citizenship amendment act
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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