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 YouTube videos: Says it shows a “DNC Group” teaching “ILLEGAL VOTING in Arizona.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Conservative activists promote misleading, ‘undercover’ video about voter fraud
Claim: Is Facebook using “fact-checking” bots to stalk your page and report on your posts?
Lead Stories rating: False
Fake News: Facebook Is NOT Using “Fact-Checking” Bots To Stalk Your Page
Claim by Donald Trump: Former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page “deleted all of their emails and text messages. … They illegally deleted.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Trump Repeats Falsehoods in Celebrating Acquittal
Claim: An image shared on Facebook more than 16,000 times allegedly shows President Donald Trump at the center of a prayer circle before the State of the Union address
Check Your Fact rating: False
Claim by Bernie Sanders: “In America, we are spending twice as much on health care as the people of Canada or any other major countries.”
PolitiFact rating: True
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Boom rating: False
AFP Fact Check rating: No
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.
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