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: Mail-in ballot envelopes have bar codes that reveal voter’s party affiliation during general election. FactCheck.org rating: False Mail-in Voting Envelopes Don’t Reveal Party During General Election |
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The claim: Among other broken promises, Trump only built 3 miles of border wall
USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact check: Trump administration has built more border wall than meme claims |
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Claim by Social media posts: “Dr. Jill Biden: ‘All Americans Will Be Required to Learn Spanish When We Win'”
FactCheck.org rating: False
Jill Biden Didn’t Propose All Americans Be ‘Required to Learn Spanish’ |
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Claim by Trump (R): “Send in your ballots, send them in strong … And you send them in, but you go to vote. If they haven’t counted it, you can vote.”
AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s errant views on voting, Biden miscues |
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Claim by Martha McSally (R): Says Mark Kelly wants to “defund the police.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire |
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(International: Saudi Arabia) Claim: Saudi medical staff celebrate the closure of the hospital’s isolation rooms
AFP Fact Check rating: False Saudi medical staff celebrate the closure of the hospital’s isolation rooms |
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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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