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 Donald Trump: “Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody’s ever even come close to that number.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
President Trump scores with claim on number of US workers
Claim by Joe Biden: Joe Biden said “leaders of the free world” at a NATO reception were caught on a hot mic saying “they didn’t think [President Donald Trump] knew anything, they didn’t trust him.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Biden Miscasts Hot Mic Moment About Trump
Claim: Federal records show George Soros is the biggest funder of the failed app used by the Iowa Democratic Party during Monday’s caucuses.
AP Fact Check rating: False
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Claim by Donald Trump: Says the USMCA is the “biggest trade deal ever made.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Trump says the USMCA is the biggest trade deal ever – but there’s been bigger
Claim by Michael Bloomberg: Campaign letter says North Carolina’s Democratic primary is open to “all registered voters, regardless of registration.”
PolitiFact rating: False
Bloomberg wrong about North Carolina’s primary rules
International Fact Checks
AFP Fact Check rating: Misleading
Alt News rating: False
Alt News rating: Hard to Categorize
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