The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/18/2020

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 Tommy Vietor: “If the DNI is suggesting unmasking is wrong, why did the Trump admin unmask identities 17,000 times in 2018?” PolitiFact rating: DNI data backs claim Michael Flynn’s unmasking: What you need to know
	Claim by Facebook posts: “DON’T YOU FIND IT QUITE INTERESTING, THAT 5,000 MEAT PACKERS TESTED POSITIVE! HOWEVER, NOT 5,000 NURSES & DOCTORS!” FactCheck.org rating: False Viral Posts Mislead on COVID-19’s Toll on Health Care Workers
	Claim by Facebook post: “(Retail) milk has gone up 7.5% since this time last year. The price farmers are paid has dropped 23%.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True Yes, payments to dairy farmers have dropped even as retail milk prices rise
	Claim via Social Media: Joe Biden said, “People will die, who have never died before”, AOC said, “There are homeless people out there who can’t pay their mortgage.” Reuters Fact Check rating: False False claim: Joe Biden said, “People will die, who have never died before”, AOC said, “There are homeless people out there who can’t pay their mortgage.”
	Claim by Bloggers: “Trump revokes Barack Obama’s security clearance.” PolitiFact rating: False No, Trump didn’t revoke Obama’s security clearance
	(International: India) Claim: PM Narendra Modi said that Omar Abdullah had said that abrogation of Article 370 will bring earthquake The Quint rating: False Fact Check: PM Narendra Modi Attributes Fake Quote to Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Lok Sabha

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