The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 04/29/2020

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 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
	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
	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
	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 No Evidence That Flu Shot Increases Risk of COVID-19
	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’?
	(International: China) Claim: Chinese military vehicles filmed at China-North Korea border city of Dandong AFP Fact Check rating: False This video was filmed in China’s Yancheng city, over 1000 km from China-North Korea border

Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact checks by the IFCN. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.

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