The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/02/2020

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 Tony Evers: Says Wisconsin measures have “prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives.” Politifact rating: Mostly True Has “Safer At Home” in Wisconsin saved 300+ lives?
	Claim by TechStartups: “By administering hydroxychloroquine combined with azithromycin, they were able to observe an improvement in all cases, except in one patient” Health Feedback rating: Misleading Claim that hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin is a proven cure for COVID-19 patients is misleading and unsupported
	Claim by Rudy Giuliani: “Why did the US (NIH) in 2017 give $3.7m to the Wuhan Lab in China? Such grants were prohibited in 2014. Did Pres. Obama grant an exception?” Politifact rating: False Rudy Giuliani wrong about US policy, grant amount to Wuhan virus lab
	Claim by Bakersfield Doctors: Has the coronavirus mortality rate been proven to be 0.03% — far less deadly than previously thought? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Coronavirus Mortality Rate NOT Proven To Be 0.03% By Bakersfield Doctors
	Claim via Social Media: Says President Barack Obama “signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Viral post alleging Obama-era device tax caused current PPE shortage is way off
	(International: India) Claim: Video of a Muslim woman and her child who were hit and killed by a car due to growing Islamophobia in India Alt News rating: False Video of hit-and-run case in UP shared with false communal angle

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