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 Social media posts: “Donations made to Black Lives Matter website go directly to the DNC.” FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim by WorldHealth.net: “Brussels is halting their 5G plans due to the negative health effects”; “Evidence … overwhelmingly suggest[s] that, yes, 5G does pose a major threat.”
Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate |
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Claim by Facebook posts: Wearing masks for the coronavirus “decreases oxygen intake, increases toxin inhalation, shuts down immune system, increases virus risk, scientifically inaccurate, effectiveness not studied.” PolitiFact rating: False Masks for COVID-19 are effective, as a six-part Facebook takedown fail |
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Claim via Social Media: Did Antifa announce they were going to come to Placerville, California and did bikers from the Hells Angels and Mongols scare them away?
Lead Stories rating: False |
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Claim by Donald Trump: “So our crime statistics are at a level that they haven’t been at.” FactCheck.org rating: False |
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(International: South Africa) Claim: Dr Li Wenliang said coffee cures COVID-19
BOOM rating: False |
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Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience
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