The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 04/16/2020

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)

	Claim by Bobby Scott: ”If you line up all the countries that have done (Covid-19) testing on a per-capita basis, we’re at the bottom of the list.” Politifact rating: False Did the U.S. in April rank last in per capita Covid-19 testing?
	Claim: The Democratic super PAC Priorities USA Action has been running an ad suggesting President Donald Trump called the coronavirus outbreak a “hoax.” Factcheck.org rating: False Democratic Ad Twists Trump’s ‘Hoax’ Comment
	Claim via Social Media: Images show COVID-19 victims being buried in mass graves in New York City. Politifact rating: Mostly True Fact-checking posts about mass graves in NYC
	Claim: Did a viral video “crush” Dr. Anthony Fauci and expose Dr. Deborah Birx and the White House coronavirus task force as members of the so-called “Deep State”? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Biological Engineer Did NOT Offer Medically-Supported Information In Viral Video
	Claim via Social Media: Social media users have been sharing an image online that claims the flu vaccine causes respiratory issues “including 4 strains of coronavirus” ( here ). Reuters Fact Check rating: False False claim: The flu vaccine causes the new coronavirus
	(International) Claim:Did a row of trees get chopped down in Europe to clear the way for 5G signals to reach further? Lead Stories (France) rating: False Fact Check: Trees Photographed In Europe Were NOT Chopped Down For 5G

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