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 Facebook posts: Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become President. She is an anchor baby, mother is from India, father is Jamaican.” FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim by issuesinsights.com: Biden Has Promised To Ban Gas-Powered Cars If Elected
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Joe Biden Has NOT Promised To Outaw Gas-Powered Cars If Elected President |
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Claim by Joe Biden (D): “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
Joe Biden said there is no ‘game plan’ to distribute coronavirus vaccine. Is he right? |
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Claim via Social Media: Illinois just quietly passed a law that makes it a felony to record the police without consent
Lead Stories rating: False |
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Claim by Donald Trump (R): “I was a crowd of one, because even experts didn’t want to” impose travel restrictions from China to the U.S. in late January.
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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(International: India) Claim: A picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surfaced on the internet in which he can be seen holding a placard.
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Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience
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