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 by Judicial Watch: Did Tom Fitton, president of the conservative group Judicial Watch, win a legal battle, proving 1 million illegal votes were cast in the in the 2018 elections in California? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: NO Evidence Judicial Watch Proved 1 Million Illegal Votes In 2018 |
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Claim via Social Media: The death rate of the new coronavirus is 0.004 percent
Reuters Fact Check rating: False False claim: The death rate of the new coronavirus is 0.004 percent |
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Claim by Andrew Cuomo: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
Politifact rating: Mostly True What Gov. Cuomo got right about disparity between states in COVID-19 funding |
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Claim by Various websites: House Speaker Nancy “Pelosi Promises to Resign if Trump is Re-Elected”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim by Facebook posts: The government must have planned the coronavirus pandemic because the coronavirus relief bill had been introduced three years earlier. PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Early date on CARES Act is due to a legislative quirk, not a plot |
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(International: Kenya) Claim by The Standard newspaper: In Kenya, chances of women living to more than 100 years are almost three times that of men.
Africa Check rating: Incorrect
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