The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 08/15/2020

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 Ron Johnson (R): “Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals according to (Congressional Budget Office), are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True Johnson’s claim that some earn more on unemployment than working is on the money
	Claim via Social Media: Kamala Harris “took part in framing and prosecuting a man named Jamal Trulove for a murder he didn’t commit.” The post also states that Harris “paid the key witness over $60,000 in housing and relocation benefits for testifying against Jamal.”  The Dispatch rating: False Did Kamala Harris Frame and Prosecute a Man for Murder?
	Claim by Joe Biden (D): Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you’ve had to seek asylum in a third country.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly True Fact-checking Joe Biden’s claim on asylum seekers in Mexico
	Claim by Kamala Harris (D): the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak was a “pandemic.” Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: Was The 2014-2016 Ebola Outbreak A ‘Pandemic,’ As Kamala Harris Claims?
	Claim by Facebook posts: The FBI raided a “Cleveland office linked to Ukraine. Biden, Pelosi, Kerry and Romney all had sons getting tens of millions of dollars from no-show jobs in Ukraine.” PolitiFact rating: False Cleveland FBI raid resurfaces debunked conspiracy theory about Ukraine and American politicians
	(International: Nigeria) Claim: Nigeria President Buhari is dead AFP Fact Check rating: False Repeated claims that Nigeria’s president is dead promoted by supporters of separatist group

Disclaimer: We are providing links to fact checks by the IFCN. If you do not agree with a fact check, please directly contact the source of that fact check.

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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