The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 04/03/2020

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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: The Trump administration made no effort to get U.S. medical experts into China as the novel coronavirus epidemic spread there early this year. Factcheck.org rating: False Biden’s False Claim on Trump’s Response to Coronavirus
	Claim via Social Media: An image shared on Facebook claims Amazon is suspending all deliveries except for medical supplies during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: IS AMAZON SUSPENDING ALL DELIVERIES EXCEPT FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS?
	Claim by Bloggers: Says President Donald Trump will announce that a scientist “finally found vaccine to cure corona virus.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Spam news websites spread false claim about coronavirus vaccine
	Claim by the Buffalo Chronicle: Is New York State about to ban cigarette sales to combat the novel coronavirus? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: New York Is NOT Banning Cigarette Sales To Combat COVID-19
	Claim by U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams: “They’re furloughing nurses in hospitals in western New York state.” Politifact rating: False Hospitals refute surgeon general’s claim about nursing furloughs
	(International) Claim: 500 body bags were delivered to an ice skating rink outside the Australian city of Adelaide. AFP Fact Check (France) rating: False ‘It’s a myth’: South Australian health authorities dismiss rumour about an ice rink-turned-morgue for COVID-19 victims

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