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 Darin LaHood (R): “The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.” Politifact rating: Pants on Fire |
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Claim by via Social Media: Trump became disoriented and got lost while attempting to board marine one
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: President Trump Was NOT ‘Lost & Disoriented’ In Video Clip |
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Claim by Joe Biden (D): “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False
Making point on overlooked Black history, Biden misses mark on the inventor of the light bulb |
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Claim by rt.com: Up to 90% of people who test positive for Covid barely carry any virus & are not contagious. Every stat about the disease is bogus
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Concern Over Testing Does NOT Mean Every ‘Stat’ About COVID-19 Is Bogus |
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Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
PolitiFact rating: False Trump campaign is wrong — Biden has repeatedly condemned violence tied to protests |
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(International: Russia) Claim: Video shows Russian doctors celebrating the new COVID-19 vaccine.
BOOM rating: False Video From Saudi Arabia Shared As Russian Doctors Celebrating COVID-19 Vaccine |
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What does pants on fire mean its a lie what was said or a lie for answer and does false mean that there was no article or article was false the answer
False means it is incorrect perhaps through ignorance or other motivations.
Pants on Fire is a blatant lie or fabrication where the person who made the claim intentionally lied. There can be no doubt they were aware that they are lying.