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 Donald Trump: Claimed Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was saying in late February of the coronavirus: “This is no problem. This is going to blow — this is going to blow over.”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim via Social Media: A viral Facebook post claims the Minnesota government is allowing mosques to remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, while churches are closed.
Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: NO, MINNESOTA IS NOT ALLOWING MOSQUES TO STAY OPEN WHILE CHURCHES MUST STAY CLOSED |
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Claim by Jamie Nadler: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.”
PolitiFact rating: True Convalescent plasma therapy showing promise against COVID-19 |
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Claim by Donald Trump: “We’ve tested more than every country combined,” referring to COVID-19 diagnostic testing.
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim Via Viral Meme: “CNN published more than 700 stories on allegations against [Supreme Court Justice Brett] Kavanaugh. They haven’t published a single one on Biden’s accuser.”
Reuters Fact Check rating: False False Claim: CNN hasn’t published a single story on Tara Reade’s accusations against Joe Biden |
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(International: North Korea) Claim: This video is from Kim Jong-uns funeral.
BOOM rating: False |
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