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 on Social Media: Does the United States spend $900 billion on welfare for undocumented immigrants – money that could go toward funding veteran programs? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: The United States Does NOT Spend $900 Billion On Welfare For “Illegals” |
| Claim by NewsPunch.com: “Stacey Abrams Boasts Dems Can ‘Jerry-Rig System’ and ‘Go Around Constitution’ To Win 2020 Election.”
FactCheck.org rating: Misleading |
| Claim by Facebook posts: “Violent crime in South Bend doubled during Mayor Pete’s tenure.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False
Violent crime in South Bend did not double during Pete Buttigieg’s time as mayor |
| Claim by Joe Biden: “First of all, what we’re doing is immoral. I know that’s not a phrase they often use in politics, but it’s immoral. Look what he’s doing right — look what this president’s doing right now. Look what people have done before. They’re going to fingerprint food stamp recipients.”
Washington Post rating: False Analysis | Biden falsely attacks Trump over a food stamp policy supported by Bloomberg |
| Claim by Rush Limbaugh: “The coronavirus is the common cold, folks.”
PolitiFact rating: False Fact-checking Rush Limbaugh’s misleading claim that the new coronavirus is “the common cold” |
International Fact Checks
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Claim by Facebook posts: Viral photo shows a burqa-clad woman holding a placard voicing support for a burqa ban in Sri Lanka.
BOOM FACT Check rating: False
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Claim by News Nigeria: Illness eating this boy’s skull
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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Claim by Social Media users: New Facebook policy gives the platform unrestricted access to user content.
BOOM FACT Check rating: False
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