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: TRUMP: “The Democrat controlled House never even asked John Bolton to testify. It is up to them, not up to the Senate!” — tweet.
AP Fact Check rating: False
AP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong on Bolton; more claims from trial
Claim by Facebook posts: “CNN reports DemDebate had 2.3 million viewers. Trump rally had 6.7 million last night!”
PolitiFact rating: False
Facebook post makes false comparison on viewership for Democratic debate, Donald Trump rally
Claim by Social media posts: “The new fad disease called the ‘coronavirus’ is sweeping headlines. Funny enough, there was a patent for the coronavirus was filed in 2015 and granted in 2018.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory
Claim by Paul Maner: Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in “a drug deal gone bad.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire
Ex-Georgia candidate makes Pants on Fire claim about son of US Rep. Lucy McBath, Jordan Davis
Claim by The Geller Report: “CORONAVIRUS: Reports of 10,000 DEAD in Wuhan, China.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Misinformation on Coronavirus Death Toll
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AFP Fact Check rating: False
Africa Check rating: Incorrect
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