The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 04/10/2020

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	Claim by Louie Gohmert: Says a powder has been developed that, when mixed with water, “is being used in Germany as a mist. Health care workers go through a misting tent going into the hospital and it kills the coronavirus completely dead not only right then, but any time in the next 14 days that the virus touches anything that’s been sprayed, it is killed.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire No, a powder in Germany can’t kill coronavirus on contact and for 14 days
	Claim from Social Media: Did the New York Times publish a video featuring an ER physician at Elmhurst Hospital who was peddling lies and doesn’t even work at the hospital? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: NYTimes Did NOT Invent Doctor Fighting Coronavirus In QAnon Conspiracy Theory
	The claim: Texas’ governor has deemed religious services essential amid coronavirus outbreak USA Today Fact Check rating: True Fact Check: Yes, religious services are essential in Texas
	Claim: Is the number of coronavirus death in the U.S. being exaggerating due to incorrect reporting methods? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Dr. Birx Video NOT Evidence of U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Being Inflated
	Claim by Viral Image: Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order. Politifact rating: Mostly True LA County sheriff’s deputies arrested a paddle boarder for violating the state’s stay-at-home order
	(International) Claim: Italy suffered a spike in novel coronavirus infections as a direct result of Italian citizens wearing shoes in their homes. AFP Fact Check (Italy) rating: False Hoax circulates online that people wearing shoes indoors triggered hike in COVID-19 cases in Italy

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