The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 06/29/2020

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 Glenn Grothman: Says a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Wisconsin Congressman Grothman’s bad-cop bill didn’t change the process
	Claim by Flourish: COVID-19 became a leading cause of death globally by the end of May 2020. Health Feedback rating: Mostly Accurate COVID-19 is among the leading causes of death worldwide so far in 2020, but beware of incomplete graphs
	Claim by Donald Trump: “Pres. Obama destroyed the lobster and fishing industry in Maine.” FactCheck.org rating: False Trump Falsely Claims Obama ‘Destroyed’ Maine Lobster Industry
	Claim by Jon Cooper: Did the Trump Campaign Hire Gig Actors to Inflate the Attendance at His Tulsa Rally? The Dispatch rating: False Did the Trump Campaign Hire Gig Actors to Inflate the Attendance at His Tulsa Rally?
	The claim: Steps to limit the spread of COVID-19 are the first moves to impose Sharia law in the United States. USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact check: COVID-19 restrictions are not related to imposition of Sharia law
	(International: Mexico) Claim: COVID19 dead bodies being dumped in Mexico Alt News rating: False Old video viral as coronavirus-infected dead bodies dumped in sea in Mexico

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