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 Kamala Harris (D): Says she “helped take down one of the biggest for-profit colleges.” PolitiFact rating: True Fact-checking the third night of the 2020 DNC with Barack Obama, Kamala Harris |
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Claim by Bearing Arms, NRA Institute for Legislative Action: Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris opposes the right to own a gun and plans to dismantle the Second Amendment to the US Constitution.
BOOM rating: False Democratic VP Candidate Kamala Harris Is Not Against Gun Ownership |
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Claim by Hillary Clinton (D): “Billionaires got $400 billion richer” during the pandemic.
FactCheck.org rating: Distorts the Facts
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Claim by freedomplatform.tv: Plandemic: Indoctornation video offers new facts about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: ‘Plandemic – Indoctornation Video’ Contains Several False And Misleading Claims |
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Claim by Hilda Solis: The Obama-Biden administration “extended overtime pay to over 4 million workers.”
PolitiFact rating: False Fact-checking the third night of the 2020 DNC with Barack Obama, Kamala Harris |
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(International: Belarus) Claim: Video shows a glimpse of the ongoing protests in Belarus.
The Logical Indian rating: False |
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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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