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 posts: “Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Claim about stimulus check eligibility for Americans married to immigrants missing context |
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Claim via Social Media: An article has been circulating on Facebook linked to a website called NewsRapter that claims that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., “team up to ban the pledge of allegiance.”
USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact Check: Reps. Omar and Ocasio-Cortez are not trying to ban Pledge of Allegiance |
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Claim: Politicians receive full-pay retirement benefits even after serving only one term.
AP Fact Check rating: False |
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Claim by Donald Trump: “We had a ventilator problem that was caused by the fact that we weren’t left ventilators by a previous administration.”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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The Claim: Sen. Warren recently voted to give herself a raise
USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact Check: Sen. Elizabeth Warren did not ‘just vote’ to raise her own salary |
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(International: New Zealand) Claim: New Zealanders flock to learn Islamic ablution
AFP Fact Check rating: False |
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