The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 04/05/2020
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)
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Claim by Leaders for a Better Community: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa “blocked an audit” of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that “put our children in danger” and spurred a criminal investigation.
Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Attack ads in Milwaukee comptroller race exaggerate, mislead |
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Claim: Social media users have been sharing content online that claims that recovered COVID-19 patients can donate plasma at the Mount Sinai Hospital to help transfer “antibodies into critically ill patients” currently combatting the virus
Reuters Fact Check rating: True |
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Claim: A viral video claims that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Jan. 31 tweet criticized the Trump administration’s restriction on travelers from China to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Factcheck.org rating: False |
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Claim: An article shared on Facebook claims former President Jimmy Carter recently endorsed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president.
Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: HAS JIMMY CARTER ENDORSED BERNIE SANDERS FOR PRESIDENT? |
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Claim: “Deforestation has made humans more vulnerable to pandemics”
Climate Feedback rating: Mostly Accurate Deforestation can facilitate the emergence and spread of some infectious diseases |
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(International) Claim: Numerous conspiracy theories, shared on and off social media, allege that 5G mobile networks are the cause of the novel coronavirus pandemic. AFP Fact Check (France) rating: False Experts dismiss claims that 5G wireless technology created the novel coronavirus |
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