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 Vermont Democratic Party: “Advertisements for [Scott] Milne’s travel company allow Milne to illegally use corporate funds.” Politifact rating: False Is Scott Milne violating campaign finance laws by appearing in ads for his company? |
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Claim by Trump: “Biden was asked questions at his so-called Press Conference yesterday where he read the answers from a teleprompter. That means he was given the questions, just like Crooked Hillary. Never have seen this before!”
AP Fact Check: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely asserts Biden was fed questions |
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Claim by John Cornyn: Says the United States has not completed a “top-to-bottom review of our criminal justice system at the national level since 1965.”
Politifact rating: True
When was the last ‘top-to-bottom’ review of criminal justice system? |
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Claim via Social Media: Has Trey Gowdy Made Claims Describing a Conspiracy Against Trump?
The Dispatch rating: False Has Trey Gowdy Made Claims Describing a Conspiracy Against Trump? |
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Claim by Next Web: “Cannabis is more effective at preventing and treating COVID-19 than hydroxychloroquine”
Health Feedback rating: Unsupported No scientific evidence indicates that cannabis can prevent or cure COVID-19 in patients |
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(International: India) Claim: PM Narendra Modi had said that a soldier dies on the battlefield because he receives a salary for it.
The Logical Indian rating: False |
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