The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 03/03/2020
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 via Social Media: Danielle Stella’s Twitter account got suspended for no reason. The photo portraying Illhan Omar’s potential Republican contender has been shared over 100,000 times in different pages.
Reuters rating: Partly False Partly false claim: Twitter suspends account of Ilhan Omar’s challenger for no reason |
| Claim by Pete Buttigieg: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Polls show most Democrats, many Americans back key Bernie Sanders’ policies |
| Claim by Donald Trump: The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States “are going very substantially down, not up.”
FactCheck.org rating: Spins the Facts |
| Claim by Facebook posts: A photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged.
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Another claim questioning Pete Buttigieg’s military service is wrong |
| Claim by Facebook posts: “If you have the Flu… get these two items… Sambucol (and) Oscillococcinum… in 48 hours you will feel better. In 72 hours you will be almost symptom-free.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False |
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Claim by Dr Patrick Obi Nwafor: Military vehicles destined for Boko Haram in Nigeria
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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Claim by Major Surendra Poonia: Video Shows Protesters Throwing Stones During Delhi Riots
BOOM FACT Check rating: False
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Claim by Social Media: CLAIM: The video shows people who are sick because of the coronavirus.
Teyit.org rating: False
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