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)
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Claim via Social Media: Do students in multiple states have to repeat their current grade next year because of the delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Students Do NOT Have To Repeat Their Current Grades Due To Coronavirus |
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Claim by Donald Trump: “We inherited a broken test” for COVID-19.
Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Trump blames past administrations for a flawed COVID-19 test. The test couldn’t have existed earlier |
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Claim: Does ibuprofen make COVID-19 worse?
Factcheck.org rating: False
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Claim via Social Media: An image shared on Facebook claims Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “There are homeless people out there who can’t pay their mortgage.”
Check Your Fact rating: False |
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Claim by Donald Trump: “I didn’t say that” some of the medical equipment that governors are requesting, they don’t actually need.
Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Reporter was right: Trump did question governors’ ventilator requests |
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(International) Claim: Multiple news reports circulating in Nigeria claim that Buckingham Palace has announced Britain’s Queen Elizabeth tested positive for COVID-19
AFP Fact Check rating: False Buckingham Palace did not say the Queen tested positive for coronavirus |
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