The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 01/20/2020
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 Thepoliticalbrief.com: Says Joe Biden “tells men to marry into families ‘with 3 or 4 sisters.’”
PolitiFact rating: False
Claim by Donald Trump: “I’m pleased to inform you: The American people should be extremely grateful and happy no Americans were harmed in last night’s attack by the Iranian regime.”
FactCheck.org rating: Initial Reports Were Wrong
Claim by PragerU: “The arsonists were responsible for about 50% of the bushfires. Not climate change. Arsonists.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Claim by Bloggers: “Nancy Pelosi’s Son Paul Jr. Was Exec at ‘Ukraine-Based Gas Company,’ Similar to Hunter Biden”
Claim by Facebook posts: The pens Nancy Pelosi used to sign the articles of impeachment cost “$2,025 per pen.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
International Fact Checks
Claim by Social media: Congress workers paying women with cash for azaadi.
BOOM rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: Mother refuses polio vaccine for child in Pakistan
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Claim by Multiple sources: The Philippines issues official alert for volcano eruption in progress
Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact checks by the IFCN. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.
Protecting you from fake news sites since 2015This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Leave a Reply