The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 09/17/2020

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 Donald Trump (R): Says Joe Biden played N.W.A.’s “F— Tha Police” during an event in Florida. Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Trump retweets manipulated video falsely suggesting Biden played ‘F— Tha Police’ at Florida event
	Claim via Social Media: Protestors blocked the entrance to the hospital so sheriff’s deputies shot in Compton could not get medical care Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Protesters Did NOT Block Hospital Entrance Before Arrival Of Ambulances Transporting Wounded Officers
	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “It’ll start getting cooler,” adding that he didn’t think “science knows” whether or not temperatures would increase in the future. FactCheck.org rating: Counter To Climate Science Trump Bucks Climate Science in Wildfire Briefing
	Claim by rt.com: A simple but fatal math mistake by US Covid-19 experts caused the world to panic and order lockdowns. Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: A Math Mistake Did NOT Cause US Leaders To Panic And Order COVID Lockdowns
	Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Rudy Giuliani did a fantastic job. The city was safe, and then all of a sudden we have a mayor who starts cutting the police force and crime is up 100 percent, 150 percent.” Washington Post rating: False Analysis | Trump’s ABC News town hall: Four Pinocchios, over and over again
	(International: Nigeria) Claim: Reports as recent as 2017 reported 92% prevalence of blood lead poisoning in children from some villages in the Nigerian state of Zamfara. Africa Check rating: Correct As Nigeria turns to gold mining, researcher correct about high levels of child lead poisoning

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