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: Did President Trump urge people to ingest or inject disinfectants as a treatment for coronavirus? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Urge People To Inject Disinfectants To Thwart Coronavirus |
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Claim by Brian Westrate: “The Confederacy was more about states’ rights than slavery.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Wis. GOP official’s claim that ‘Confederacy was more about states’ rights than slavery’ combusts |
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Claim: Did PBS donate coronavirus stimulus money to the Democratic Party?
USA Today Fact Check rating: False
Fact check: Did PBS donate coronavirus stimulus money to the Democratic Party? |
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Claim via Social Media: Did President Trump announce that the “biological” lab in Wuhan where the “COVID-19 virus was created” was “funded” by President Barack Hussein Obama?
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce The ‘Biological’ lab In Wuhan Was ‘Funded’ By Obama |
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Claim on Facebook: During the 1918 flu pandemic, San Francisco residents formed the “Anti-Mask League.” San Francisco “was ultimately one of the cities that suffered the most with a high death rate.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True Yes, San Francisco residents formed Anti-Mask League during 1918 flu |
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(International: Turkey) Claim: Three blue check marks on WhatsApp mean that messages are read by governments.
Teyit.org rating: False |
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