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 Social media posts: A video clip shows former Vice President Joe Biden saying only: “Culture, our culture, our culture. It’s not imported from some African nation, or some Asian nation. It’s our English jurisprudential culture, our European culture.”
FactCheck.org rating: Out of Context
Claim by Facebook user: Image says Tom Hanks was photographed wearing a T-shirt with progressive slogans on it.
Claim by Various websites: President Donald Trump held a recent Chicago rally with “upwards of 150,000″ supporters.
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Various websites: “Adam Schiff Paid Witnesses Over $40 Million To Testify Against Trump.”
Claim by David Crowley: “Child care costs account for 24% of a WI family’s budget.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
International Fact Checks
Claim by Parvez Khan: False claim of people being picked from homes after implementation of NRC
The Times of India rating: False
Claim by Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter: Video shows a police crackdown in Assam as part of the NRC
BOOM FACT Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Uighur children praying in Xinjiang
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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