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 Elizabeth Warren: “Mayor Bloomberg was busy blaming African Americans and Latinos for the housing crisis in 2008.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Mike Bloomberg’s redlining remarks distorted by Elizabeth Warren |
| Claim by Trump: On Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for all plan: “Think of this: 180 million Americans are going to lose health care coverage under this plan.
AP Fact Check rating: False |
| Claim by Joe Biden: “The reason that stop and frisk [in New York City] changed is because Barack Obama sent moderators to see what was going on.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
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| Claim: An image shared on Facebook claims former President Barack Obama pardoned 1,927 people while President Donald Trump has pardoned 26.
Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: VIRAL IMAGE CLAIMS OBAMA PARDONED 1,927 PEOPLE AND TRUMP PARDONED 26 |
| Claim by Facebook post: “President Trump signs bill returning prayer in schools.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False |
International Fact Checks
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Claim by Multiple sources: Chinese rush to Vietnam after coronavirus outbreak
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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Claim by ANI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said avoid using the word nationalism
BOOM FACT Check rating: False
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Claim by Multiple sources: This map shows high sulphur dioxide levels in Wuhan due to ‘burning of organic matters’
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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