The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 07/13/2020

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 Florida Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee: Florida state Rep. Heather Fitzenhagen “turned her back on President Trump, refusing to ban sanctuary cities.” Politifact rating: False Ad wrongly says Florida Republican refused to ban sanctuary cities
	Claim by Off-Guardian: “no one has died from the coronavirus” Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate People have died from the coronavirus, contrary to article claiming to report pathologist’s “revelations” on COVID-19
	Claim by Viral image: Quotes LeBron James as saying, “I don’t want nothing to do with white people. I don’t believe they want anything to do with me. I don’t want no (white) friends. It’s me and my boys.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Images mischaracterize LeBron James’ views on white people
	Claim via Social Media: Social media users have been sharing images of a newspaper clipping of an article with an offensive quote about African people, attributed to Donald Trump. Reuters Fact Check rating: False Fact check: False Donald Trump quote on Africans
	Claim by Facebook posts: Federal officials confirmed that the CDC “sent states tainted lab test kits in early February that were themselves seeded with the virus.” PolitiFact rating: False Batch of faulty CDC COVID-19 tests didn’t contain the live virus
	(International: Russia) Claim: “In Russia, there has not been, is not, and will not be anything that is associated with restrictions on rights based on race, sexual orientation, nationality, or any religious grounds. This has never happened in Russia and never will.” POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Putin, a Rainbow Flag, and Discrimination in Russia

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