The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 09/05/2020

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 Roy Cooper (D): “In some of these other states, some of their deaths can be attributable to the fact that they were having a hard time getting an ICU bed or a ventilator to a patient.” Politifact rating: Mostly False Cooper overstates ventilator access problem
	Claim via Social Media: “Either masks work or they don’t”; “I don’t understand the safety concern with voting in person. Your mask works, right?” Health Feedback rating: Flawed Reasoning Masks offer only partial protection from the virus that causes COVID-19, but their effectiveness can be enhanced with other measures like physical distancing
	Claim by Joe Biden (D): Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act. Politifact rating: False Joe Biden wrong about how early he called to invoke the Defense Production Act
	Claim via Social Media: Posts on Facebook claim that SB-145, a bill passed by the California State Senate on August 31, 2020 seeks to “legalize pedophilia.” Reuters Fact Check rating: False Fact check: California bill does not legalize pedophilia
	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Trump repeats false claim about COVID-19 deaths on Fox News
	(International: South Korea) Claim: Video shows Seoul rally against coronavirus restrictions in August 2020 AFP Fact Check rating: False This video shows a Seoul rally in October 2019, months before Covid-19 was first reported in South Korea

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