The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 08/23/2020

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 Plandemic: Indoctornation: The COVID-19 pandemic was planned and a preparedness exercise called Event 201 predicted it. FactCheck.org rating: False New ‘Plandemic’ Video Peddles Misinformation, Conspiracies
	Claim: Did Barack Obama Mock the Flint Water Crisis? The Dispatch rating: False Did Barack Obama Mock the Flint Water Crisis?
	Claim by Joe Biden (D): “Our economy is in tatters, with Black, Latino, Asian American, and Native American communities bearing the brunt of it.” PolitiFact rating: Accurate Fact-checking Joe Biden at the 2020 Democratic National Convention
	Claim via Social Media: Democrats took out the words “under God” when they recited the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2020 National Convention Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Take Out ‘Under God’ From Nightly Pledge Of Allegiance At Their National Convention
	Claim by CNN: “Greenland’s ice sheet has melted to a point of no return, according to new study” Climate Feedback rating: Low Scientific Credibility Article by CNN exaggerates study’s implications for future Greenland ice loss with “point of no return” claim
	(International: Belarus) Claim: Video shows a huge ball painted with the picture of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko rolling down a street as part of the ongoing protests in the country. India Today rating: Mostly false Fact Check: VFX video created by Russian artist wrongly circulated as protest scene in Belarus

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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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