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 post: “Kamala Harris is not able to be VP. Because she’s a felon. She lied on her application to buy a gun here in CA.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire |
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Claim by Anonymous, Ben Swann: “World Bank website shows COVID-19 testing kits purchased by countries in 2017 and in 2018”
Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate COVID-19 test kits were not purchased in 2017 and 2018; claim is based on mislabeled data |
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Claim via Social Media: House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s hair appointment in San Francisco cost taxpayers $120,000.
Reuters Fact Check rating: False
Fact check: Nancy Pelosi’s hair appointment did not cost taxpayers $120,000 |
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Claim by Ron Johnson (R): For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True Johnson is mostly on track with claim that flu is harder on kids than COVID-19 |
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Claim by via Social Media: Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffrey Epstein Are All Connected Through The Company Moderna
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Fauci, Gates, Soros And Epstein Are NOT All Connected Through The Company Moderna |
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(International: India) Claim: Woman hacked to death with an axe in India
Alt News rating: False Video of woman brutally hacked to death in Brazil viral as India |
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