The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 07/14/2020

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	Claim via Social Media: “New Zealand let health experts” rather than politicians make decisions about how to deal with COVID-19, “and as of today they have zero COVID cases.” Politifact rating: Mostly True Yes, science-led New Zealand currently has no locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
	Claim by Betsy Devos: “There’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous.” AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump team’s false comfort on schools, virus
	Claim by Mike Pence: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’” Politifact rating: Mostly False Pence takes Biden’s comments on police funding, ‘enemy’ out of context
	Claim via Social Media: Did U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos say that “only” .02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school during the pandemic and if that happened it would result in 14,740 dead students? Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos DID Not Say ‘Only’ .02% Of Kids Are Likely To Die When They Go Back To School; If So, It Would NOT Add Up To 14,740 Dead Children
	Claim by Joe Biden: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.” Politifact rating: Mostly False No, Trump didn’t tell Americans infected with the coronavirus to drink bleach
	(International: India) Claim: Amitabh Bachchan thanks Nanavati Hospital’s staff after testing positive for COVID-19 Alt News rating: False Old video of Amitabh Bachchan thanking Nanavati Hospital staff viral as recent

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