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 Dr. Judy Mikovits: “If you’ve ever had a flu vaccine, you were injected with coronaviruses.” PolitiFact rating: Inaccurate Fact-checking ‘Plandemic’: A documentary full of false conspiracy theories about the coronavirus |
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Claim by Before It’s News: Did the U.S. military rescue over 35,000 malnourished, caged children from U.S. tunnels?
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Military Did NOT Rescue Over 35,000 ‘Malnourished, Caged Children’ Out of US Tunnels |
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Claim: A woman who claimed to be in a relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a “Dr. Phil” episode in 2019 is Tara Reade, the former Senate staffer who has accused Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her. AP Fact Check rating: False |
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Claim by the Progressive Coalition: Shared over 70 thousand times on Facebook, a post in the public group “We Need More Statesmen” claims that the U.S. Italian restaurant chain Olive Garden is funding Trump’s re-election in 2020
Reuters Fact Check rating: False False claim: Olive Garden is funding Donald Trump’s re-election campaign |
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Claim by Liberty Council: Under the mayor’s COVID-19 order, Kansas City “churchgoers must register with the government.” Politifact rating: Mostly False |
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(International: India) Claim: World Health Organization is providing free 1GB data
vishvasnews.com rating: False |
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