The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 07/07/2020

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 Tim Carpenter: Says Republicans didn’t “increase state funding for nursing homes in the last budget.” Poltifact rating: False Yes, Wisconsin Republicans did increase state funding for nursing homes in the last budget
	Claim by Trump: “Now we have tested over 40 million people. But by so doing, we show cases, 99% of which are totally harmless.” AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely says 99% of virus cases benign
	Claim by Martha McSally: “Of course I will always protect those with preexisting conditions. Always.” PolitiFact rating: False Arizona Senate candidate makes health care pledge that contradicts past votes, policy position
	Claim by New York Times: Surface air temperatures at the bottom of the world have risen three times faster than the global average since the 1990s. Climate Feedback rating: Accurate Study evaluates natural and human causes of recent rapid warming rate at the South Pole
	Claim via Social Media: Did a nurse prove that COVID-19 tests were being faked at a San Francisco hospital? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: NO Evidence San Francisco Hospital Faked Positive COVID-19 Tests
	(International: UK) Claim: Social media users have been widely sharing a picture they say shows British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Reuters Fact Check rating: False Fact check: Photo does not show Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell with Boris Johnson

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