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 Donald Trump: “Tijuana is the most heavily infected place anywhere in the world, as far as the plague is concerned,” referring to the novel coronavirus. FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: @PressSec wouldn’t be the first person to mistake a woman of color for having a lower position or title than she does, but Kayleigh – in case you haven’t picked up a newspaper in two years, I’m a Congresswoman.
The Dispatch rating: False Did Kayleigh McEnany Diminish AOC’s Status as a Congresswoman? |
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Claim by Social media posts: The “SAME DOCTOR” performed the autopsies on “JFK, MLK, Epstein, AND George Floyd.”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Posts Distort Facts on Floyd Pathologist’s Role in Past Cases |
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Claim by NewsPunch: German government leaked document declares COVID-19 is “a global false alarm”
Health Feedback rating: Unsupported |
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Claim by Facebook posts: “How many of you are aware that the female governor of Michigan is the niece of George Soros?”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire |
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(International: UK) Claim: This man holding a “The UK Invented Racism” sign is the same that tried to burn the Cenotaph’s Union Jack.
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