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 Bloggers: Says Elizabeth Warren, asked about the Mollie Tibbetts murder, said “I know this is hard for her family, but they have to remember that we need to focus on real problems, like illegal immigrants not being able to see their kids.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Facebook post invents false Warren quote on immigration and Tibbetts murder |
| Claim: Did Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary, offer to do brain surgery on U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters? Lead Stories rating: False Fake News: Ben Carson Did NOT Offer to Perform ‘Much Needed’ Brain Surgery On Maxine Waters |
| Claim by Bloggers: “Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.”
PolitiFact rating: False No, a Colorado school didn’t force students to wear Muslim veils |
| Claim: Photo of five teens standing against a wall shows Sen. Bernie Sanders at Stonewall in 1969.
AP Fact Check rating: False
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| Claim by Viral image: Bill Murray said, “So if we lie to the government, it’s a felony. But if they lie to us it’s politics.”
PolitiFact rating: False |
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Claim by Social Media: Student Injured In Jamia Shooting Seen In CCTV Footage
Boom rating: False
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Claim by Facebook: Police arrested 63 madrasa children in Raja Bazar, Kolkata
Boom rating: False
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Claim by Multiple sources: Non-Muslim Chinese perform a Friday prayer due to the novel coronavirus outbreak
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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