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

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 Tucker Carlson: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.” Politifact rating: Mostly False Tucker Carlson says coronavirus isn’t as deadly as we thought. Experts disagree
	Claim by Press Secretary McENANY: “I’ve seen a whole lot of scant information about Michael Flynn, when there was a whole lot of speculation about ‘Russia, Russia, Russia’ culminating in … the complete and total exoneration of President Trump.” AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Biden ‘apology,’ virus test myths
	Claim via Social Media: A viral Facebook post claims President Donald Trump said, “Immigrants, not Americans, must adapt… Take it or leave it.” Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: DID DONALD TRUMP SAY, ‘IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT’ OR LEAVE?
	Claim via Viral Image: “This is Tara Reade” in a photo with Joe Biden. Politifact rating: False No, this isn’t a photo of Joe Biden and Tara Reade
	Claim by Donald Trump: Biden called his travel restrictions on China xenophobic: “Biden has written a letter of apology.” … “He actually apologized (and said) I made the right move.” AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump on Biden ‘apology,’ virus test myths
	(International: UK) Claim: Covid-19 vaccine by Oxford university a success, 72 people ‘cured’ AFP Fact Check rating: False Hoax report circulates about University of Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial

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