The Latest Fact Checks from IFCN Fact Checkers for 12/5/2018
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The Latest Fact Checks by IFCN Fact Checkers for 12/4/2018
Claim by Meme: Before the 1973 HMO act was signed into law by Richard Nixon, it was illegal to profit from healthcare. Snopes.com rating: False FACT CHECK:…
Hate Crimes Hotline Headline Is Wrong
By Saranac Hale Spencer – Factcheck.org Quick Take A popular website that spreads misinformation and conspiracy theories has twisted old news about a hate crimes hotline to…
Viral Posts Misinform on McCarran-Walter Act
By Angelo Fichera – Factcheck.org Quick Take The 1952 McCarran-Walter Act codified immigration policies. It doesn’t bar “Muslims from holding public office,” as social media posts erroneously claim….
(Fact Check) Trump: America ‘Cleanest We’ve Ever Been’
By Jessica McDonald – Factcheck.org In response to a question about climate change, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the United States was “the cleanest we’ve…
Bogus Meme Targets Red Cross
By Saranac Hale Spencer – Factcheck.org Q: Is the American Red Cross “not helping California wildfire victims” but helping members of the “caravan”? A: No. The American Red…
Did the FBI issue a report that “confirms” that “none” of Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers’ stories were true?
By Angelo Fichera – Factcheck.org Q: Did the FBI issue a report that “confirms” that “none” of Brett Kavanaugh’s accusers’ stories were true? A: No. Contrary to…
(Fact Check) Bogus Voter Fraud Claims
By Robert Farley and Lori Robertson – FactCheck.org With votes continuing to be counted in very close elections in Florida, Georgia and Arizona, President Donald Trump and some other…
Ford Did Not Recant Accusations Against Kavanaugh
By Robert Farley – Factcheck.org Q: Did Christine Blasey Ford recant her accusations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh? A: No. Comments by President Trump may have…
Viral Meme Misidentifies Nazi Guard as Soros
By Angelo Fichera – Factcheck.org Q: Is there a bogus viral meme circulating online that purports to show Holocaust survivor George Soros as a Nazi soldier?…