The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 01/14/2020

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Claim by Michael Bloomberg: “We cut New York City’s carbon footprint twice as much as the rest of the country.”

PolitiFact rating: Mostly True

Bloomberg claims gains on carbon footprint as mayor

Claim by Viral image: Hillary Clinton “threatened to bomb Iran — totally obliterate them — if she was president.”

PolitiFact rating: Half True

Video takes Hillary Clinton’s Iran comments out of context

Claim by Donald Trump: “We’re actually taking in more revenue now than we did when we had the higher taxes because the economy’s doing so well.”

Washington Post rating: Four Pinocchios

Mr. President, here’s how the budget works – The

Claim by Facebook posts: “That’s 5,615 projected coal-powered plants in just 8 countries. The USA has 15 – building 0 more.”

PolitiFact rating: False

Viral Facebook post on number of coal plants is wrong

Claim by Facebook posts: “Nicole Kidman ‘blacklisted’ from Hollywood for vowing to support president.”

PolitiFact rating: False

No evidence Nicole Kidman blacklisted for comments about Donald Trump

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Claim by Prof Abayomi Ogun: In Nigeria, stroke is the most common medical emergency in most hospitals.

Africa Check rating: Unproven

Campaigner in hit and miss with facts about Nigeria’s stroke burden

Claim by Prof Abayomi Ogun: At least 100,000 stroke cases occur every year in Nigeria.

Africa Check rating: Correct

Campaigner in hit and miss with facts about Nigeria’s stroke burden

Claim by Multiple sources: Rocket attack on the US embassy in Baghdad in January 2020

AFP Fact Check rating: False

This photo shows a US army helicopter dropping flares over Baghdad’s Green Zone in 2019

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