The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 06/17/2020

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 Rashida Tlaib: “Detroit spent $294 million on police last year, and $9 million on health.” Politifact rating: Mostly True Fact-checking Rep. Tlaib’s claim on Detroit’s police, health spending
	Claim via Social Media: Images on social media make the claim that CNN altered the photograph of a man who drove into protesters in Seattle to make him appear “lighter” Reuters Fact Check rating: False Fact check: CNN did not lighten photograph of man who drove into protesters in Seattle
	Claim by Viral image: Donald Trump is recruiting “excited and enthusiastic MINORITY actors and actresses” to appear at his campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla. PolitiFact rating: False A history of hoaxes: Fake Craigslist ads that solicit minority actors for Trump rallies
	Claim via Social Media: An image shared on Facebook purportedly shows barbed wire on the fencing surrounding the White House. Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: IMAGE CLAIMS TO SHOW BARBED WIRE FENCING SURROUNDING THE WHITE HOUSE
	Claim via Social Media: Did Adolf Hitler defund and eliminate the police? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Adolf Hitler Did NOT Defund And Eliminate The Police
	(International: Kenya) Claim: At independence, we had only 1,800 kilometers of tarmacked roads.’ Africa Check rating: Correct A tale of twists and turns in Kenyatta’s claims about improving Kenya’s roads

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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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