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: “Sweden has zero lockdown” and “is in no worse shape than Denmark or Norway,” which are in lockdown. Politifact rating: Mostly False Sweden, mostly open, has higher COVID-19 death rate than Denmark |
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Claim via Social Media: Did the media dupe the public by saying coronovirus killed the same man twice?
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: The Media And COVID-19 Did NOT Kill The Same Man Twice |
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Claim by Zone News: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared Trump to Jesus, calling both “con artists.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Ocasio-Cortez didn’t call Jesus and Trump ‘con artists.’ A satire site made it up |
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Claim by Social media posts: “A new Pentagon study shows that people who had a flu shot are 36% more likely to get COVID-19.”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim via Social Media: A viral Facebook post claims Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is “advocating for church gatherings to never return.” Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: IS BILL GATES ‘ADVOCATING FOR CHURCH GATHERINGS TO NEVER RETURN’? |
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(International: China) Claim: Chinese military vehicles filmed at China-North Korea border city of Dandong
AFP Fact Check rating: False |
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