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 Joe Biden: Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn’t like the fact we didn’t push a single-payer option.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Joe Biden leaves out key facts in claim that Bernie Sanders opposed Obamacare |
| Claim by Bloggers: Say Bernie Sanders “collaborated with Marxist regimes in the Soviet Union, Nicaragua and Cuba.”
PolitiFact rating: False |
| Claim via Breitbart and Sign of the Times: “Scientists were caught ‘adjusting’ sea level data to create false impression of rising oceans” Science Feedback rating: InaccurateSea levels have risen throughout the 20th century, contrary to claim in online articles |
| Claim by Facebook posts: Says the CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus. PolitiFact rating: False No, the CDC isn’t recommending men shave their beards to protect against the coronavirus |
| Claim by Committee to Defend the President: Says Obama said black people have the “worst jobs, the worst housing” and face rampant police brutality, “but when so-called black committeemen came around election time we’d all line up and vote the straight Democratic ticket, sell our souls for a Christmas turkey.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Pro-Trump Facebook ad takes text in Obama’s book wildly out of context |
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Claim by Akintola Akinsola: Angry Ghana’s president orders arrest of foreign contractors
AFP Fact Check rating: False
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Claim by Social Media: CLAIM: The photos show that some Chinese people have killed their pets because of the fear that they can spread the coronavirus.
Teyit.org rating: Mixed
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Claim by Social Media users: A video shows scores of people from China escaping to Vietnam in order to avoid the deadly coronavirus.
BOOM FACT Check rating: False
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