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)
TRUMP on China deal: “I did the biggest deal ever done in the history of our country yesterday in terms of trade — and probably other things too, if you think about it.”
AP Fact Check rating: False
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s compulsive claims of ‘biggest’ ever
Claim by Social media posts: “Democrats stood with” the repressive regimes in Venezuela, China and Iran rather than with the people in those countries.
FactCheck.org rating: False
Posts Distort Democrats’ Positions on Venezuela, China, Iran
Claim by Mike Gallagher: Says the House impeachment vote was the third by Democrats — “They tried to impeach Trump for criticizing the NFL and for some other things.”
PolitiFact rating: False
House did not impeach Trump for third time or NFL criticism
Claim by Metro.co.uk: The Jamkaran mosque displayed a red flag of vengeance for the “first time in history,” in response to the U.S. killing top Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani in a Jan. 3 drone strike.
Check Your Fact rating: False
Claim by President Trump in Davos: “For the first time in decades we are no longer simply concentrating wealth in the hands of a few. We are concentrating and creating the most inclusive economy to ever exist.”
AP Fact Check rating: False
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s Davos remarks rife with distortion
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Times of India rating: False
AFP Fact Check rating: False
AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading
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