The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 09/07/2020

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	Claim by Doug Collins (R): Kelly Loeffler has a “long history of donating to abortion-on-demand Democrats.” PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Despite Collins’ claim, Loeffler has donated much more to Republicans than Dems
	CLAIM: A Black woman speaking at a community event with Joe Biden in Kenosha, Wisconsin, exposed the Democratic presidential candidate by saying she would not “go off” a paper she was provided by his campaign. AP Fact Check: False NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
	Claim by YouTube videos: “Kamala Harris wants the riots to continue and not let up, not now not even after the election.” PolitiFact rating: False No, Kamala Harris didn’t say she wants riots to continue
	Claim: Absentee ballots and mail-in ballots are not the same; absentee requires proof of identity, mail-in doesn’t. USA Today Fact Check: False Fact check: All mailed ballots — called ‘absentee’ and not — require voter verification
	Claim via Social Media: George W. Bush said he supports the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Former President George W. Bush Has NOT Said He Supports The Biden/Harris Ticket
	(International: UK) Claim: 18 people died of Covid-19 in one day in England. Full Fact rating: This is true. These figures for non-Covid deaths aren’t accurate

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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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