The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 07/21/2020

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 Donald Trump: Says the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform would “end tax credit scholarships serving disadvantaged students in 26 states.” PolitiFact rating: True Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform
	Claim via Social Media: Show a photograph of a document carrying the logo of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that does not recommend the use of face masks.  Reuters Fact Check rating: False Fact check: Document does not show official CDC guidance on face masks
	Claim by Rep. Tom Reed: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.” PolitiFact rating: False State holds power over school re-openings
	Claim via Social Media: A video of Joe Biden circulated on Twitter on Thursday, which some users claimed depicts the former vice president introducing a man in blackface makeup as Michael Jackson.  The Dispatch rating: False Did Joe Biden Introduce a Man in Blackface Makeup as Michael Jackson?
	Claim by Donald Trump: The Joe Biden-Bernie Sanders unity platform would “abolish completely the death penalty.” PolitiFact rating: True Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform
	(International: Scotland) Claim: “ANTIFA is hanging chains with metal object from light poles and over passes, targeting truckers, they want to shut this nation down.” Reuters Fact Check rating: False Fact check: Metal bar hanging from Scottish overpass is not part of an antifa plot

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