The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 06/19/2020

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 Joe Biden: “[M]ost of the conservative think tanks,” including the Heritage Foundation, say the Republican tax cuts “generated virtually no growth at all.” FactCheck.org rating: False Biden on Economic Growth and Trump’s Tax Cuts
	Claim via Social Media Photos: implies Soros was in the SS and in the Socialist German Workers (Nazi) party. Reuters Fact Check rating: False Fact check: Photograph shows Nazi bookkeeper, not George Soros
	Claim by Mike Pence: “You know, before we had a single coronavirus case in this country, this President shut down all travel from China.” FactCheck.org rating: False Pence’s False Claims About Trump’s Handling of Coronavirus
	The claim via social media: The National Guard is almost exclusively called against Black citizens. USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact check: National Guard was activated most often during the civil rights era
	Claim by the Trump Campaign: “Radical Dems SUED to stop our Trump Rally Saturday.” The Dispatch rating: False Did ‘Radical Dems’ Sue to Stop Trump’s Rally This Weekend?
	(International: India) Claim:“ Picture shows bodies of Indian soldiers martyred in the face-off with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh. India Today rating: Mostly false Fact Check: Bodies of Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram passed off as Indian jawans martyred in Ladakh

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