The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 02/11/2020

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Claim by Free Thought Project: “State Forces Citizens to Pay for ‘Stargazing Permit’ to View Night Sky in Public Parks”

PolitiFact rating: Mostly False

New York’s longtime stargazing permit draws new attention

Claim in Michael Bloomberg Ad: “2,900 children die from gun violence every year.”

Check your fact rating: False

FACT CHECK: DO 2,900 CHILDREN DIE FROM GUN VIOLENCE EVERY YEAR?

Claim by Bloggers: Says with his guilty impeachment vote, Senator Mitt Romney “could be removed from office.”

PolitiFact rating: False

Headline falsely claims Mitt Romney could be removed from office over impeachment vote

Claim on Social Media: Was a young Pete Buttigieg arrested for dog slayings in 1998?

Lead Stories Rating: False

Fake News: Pete Buttigieg Was NOT Arrested In 1998 For Dog Slayings

Claim by Viral image: Joe Biden’s campaign told an Iowa library where Jill Biden was holding an event “to remove the American flag as they did not want to say the pledge of allegiance.”

PolitiFact rating: False

Biden’s campaign moved a flag for an event, but not to avoid pledging allegiance

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