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 SENATE DEMOCRATIC LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER: “If the president is acquitted with no witnesses, no documents, the acquittal will have no value because Americans will know that this trial was not a real trial.”
AP Fact Check rating: False
AP FACT CHECK: Distortions in Trump’s case for acquittal
Claim by Donald Trump: “Unemployment at 49-year low.”
PolitiFact rating: True
Super Bowl Ad Watch: Trump and the economy
Claim: An image shared on Facebook claims California is registering non-citizens to vote and refusing to cooperate with the so-called “Federal Election Integrity Program.”
Check Your Fact rating: False
Claim by Donald Trump: “[W]e also signed a terrific new trade agreement with China that will boost American agriculture by $50 billion every year.”
FactCheck.org rating: Exaggerates
Trump Exaggerates China Trade Impact on Farmers
Claim by Mike Bloomberg: Campaign ad says: “2,900 children die from gun violence every year.”
FactCheck.org rating: Lacks Context
Super Bowl Ads from Trump and Bloomberg
International Fact Checks
AFP Fact Check rating: False
AFP Fact Check rating: False
Full Fact rating: False
Left vs. Right Bias: How we rate the bias of media sources
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