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 Jr.: Says Osama bin Laden endorsed Joe Biden PolitiFact rating: False |
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The claim: Donald Trump is looking for minority actors and actresses to attend his campaign rally.
USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact check: Craigslist ad seeking minority actors for Trump rally in Tulsa is fake |
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Claim by Facebook posts: “The point of defunding the Police in Minneapolis is that Minnesota is where Obama settled 1 Million Islamics. They want Sharia Law.” PolitiFact rating: False |
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Claim by Social media posts: Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted that recent events like the George Floyd protests, the pandemic, the impeachment, and the Russia investigation “happened because Hillary [Clinton] lost.”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim by Trump: Saying Biden accused him of being xenophobic for limiting travel from China, where the pandemic began: “He apologized a month later.” AP Fact Check rating: False |
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(International: Nigeria) Claim: by Sam Ohuabunwa, president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria… in 2020 we are not producing any [vaccines].’
Africa Check rating: Correct |
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