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 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Claim by Bloggers: “Trump revokes Barack Obama’s security clearance.”
PolitiFact rating: False |
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(International: India) Claim: PM Narendra Modi said that Omar Abdullah had said that abrogation of Article 370 will bring earthquake
The Quint rating: False |
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