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 Social media posts: A “campaign ad” for President Donald Trump, using part of his 2020 State of the Union address, has been “banned by Facebook.” FactCheck.org rating: False Video Using Trump’s State of the Union Address Wasn’t ‘Banned’ |
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Claim by Facebook users: “Can’t make a vaccine that works for influenza. No vaccine for RSV. Can’t cure cancer. But they sure as shit can make a vaccine in 6 months for an illness that they STILL don’t understand”
Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate |
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Claim by Facebook posts: “The Beirut bombing today was directly next to the Lebanon Central Bank, which is also owned by the most evil deep state family, the Rothschilds. There are no coincidences.”
PolitiFact rating: False
QAnon conspiracy theorists seek to link Beirut explosion to Rothschilds |
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Claim by facebook.com: Joe Biden proposed a ban on fracking.
Lead Stories rating: False |
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Claim by NewsBlaze.com: “No Vaccine Needed” for COVID-19 because inhaled budesonide “Is Already a Cure.”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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(International: Germany) Claim: Protests were held in Berlin against COVID-19 restrictions.
BOOM rating: False |
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