The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 08/20/2020

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 John Kerry (D): Says President Donald Trump “does nothing about Russia putting a bounty on our troops.” PolitiFact rating: True Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
	Claim by Anonymous: Large country-randomized controlled trial in 2.7 billion people shows 79.1% lower death rate in COVID-19 patients treated with hydroxychloroquine Health Feedback rating: Flawed Reasoning Flawed “study” incorrectly claims that countries adopting hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 experienced reduced mortality rates
	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Our (COVID-19) numbers are better than almost all countries.” PolitiFact rating: False Donald Trump says US is at the top globally in COVID-19 fight. It isn’t.
	Claim via Infowars: Is a ‘Shadow Government’ Seeking a Coup Against President Trump? The Dispatch rating: False Is a ‘Shadow Government’ Seeking a Coup Against President Trump?
	Claim by Bill Clinton (D): “We have just 4% of the world’s population — 25% of the world’s cases.” PolitiFact rating: True Fact-checking the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
	(International: India) Claim: Journalists in India capturing accident survivor on camera instead of helping Alt News rating: False Staged video from Nepal viral as journalists callously filming accident victim

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