The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 01/10/2020

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Claim by Bernie Sanders: “In 2018, Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare.”

PolitiFact rating: False

Did Biden laud Paul Ryan plan to cut Social Security?

Claim by Donald Trump: “The very defective (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) expires shortly anyway and gives Iran a clear and quick path to nuclear breakout.”

PolitiFact rating: This is False

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops

Claim by Social media posts: Posts show video clips that begin with Hillary Clinton saying, “If I’m the president, we will attack Iran.”

FactCheck.org rating: Out of Context

Video of Clinton on Iran Taken Out of Context

Claim by Viral image: Bill Clinton “gave nukes to North Korea,” Barack Obama “gave nukes to Iran,” and Hillary Clinton “gave uranium to Russia.”

PolitiFact rating: False

No, the Clintons and Obama didn’t give nukes and uranium to North Korea, Iran and Russia

Claim by Donald Trump: Iran was “given $150 billion, not to mention $1.8 billion in cash.”

PolitiFact rating: Partially accurate

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech after Iran missile strikes on US troops

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Claim by Multiple sources: Photo of meat with “bubbles” of “TB”

AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading

This photo circulated in a report about rotten meat and not the risks of tuberculosis, which proper cooking removes

Claim by Swarajya Magazine: Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’ portrays acid attack convict as a Hindu named Rajesh

Scroll.in rating: False

No, Deepika Padukone’s ‘Chhapaak’ does not portray Muslim acid attack convict as Hindu named Rajesh

Claim by Multiple sources: These photos show a Hong Kong police officer pushing an elderly man down the stairs

AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading

Live footage of this incident shows a Hong Kong police officer forcing an elderly man down the stairs by threatening him with pepper spray

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