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 New York Post: “The coronavirus may have leaked from a lab” Health Feedback rating: Low Scientific Credibility |
| Claim by Facebook posts: Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
PolitiFact rating: False President Obama declared H1N1 a public health emergency before anyone in the United States died |
| Claim by Joe Biden: “And, look, right now you have this president, hasn’t allowed his scientists to speak, number one. He has the vice president speaking, not the scientists who know what they’re talking about, like [NIAID Director Dr. Anthony] Fauci.”
FactCheck.org rating: Distorts the Facts
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| Claim by Trump: “We are rapidly developing a vaccine. … The vaccine is coming along well, and in speaking to the doctors, we think this is something that we can develop very rapidly.” — news conference Wednesday.
Associated Press rating: False |
| Claim via Youtube: Was a DNC group caught on video teaching illegal immigrants how to vote illegally?
Lead Stories rating: False |
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Claim by desimojito: Aj Jazeera, The Wire journalist insulting Hindus
Alt News rating: False
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Claim by Facebook Posts: Weapons Found In The House Of AAPs Tahir Hussain
Boom rating: False
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Claim by SOCIAL MEDIA POST: While a person named ‘Anurag Mishra’ is involved in Jafrabad gun shootings on February 24th, some propagandists are sharing that the shooter name is ‘Sharukh’
FACTLY rating: False |
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