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: Elderly people were “beat up by a BLM hate group” for being white. PolitiFact rating: False Collage of gruesome attacks has nothing to do with Black Lives Matter |
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Claim by Attorney General William Barr (R): on fraud in the vote-by-mail process: “Elections that have been held with mail have found substantial fraud and coercion.”
AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Barr raises voter fraud specter, China threat |
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Claim by Joe Biden (D): “More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on patrol.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True
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Claim via Social Media: Alleged Kenosha Killer Kyle Rittenhouse Has Lengthy, Violent Criminal History
Lead Stories rating: Wrong Records Fact Check: Alleged Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse Did NOT Have Lengthy Criminal History |
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Claim by thegatewaypundit.com: A Massive International Study Shows Countries with Early HCQ Use Had 79% Lower Mortality Rate.
Lead Stories rating: False |
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(International: India) Claim: Photo shows a Muslim Superintendent Of Police in Maharashtra violating police dress code
BOOM rating: False Photo Of Muslim Teen Made Cop For A Day Peddled With Communal Claim |
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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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