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 Priorities USA: Says President Donald Trump is trying to make $451 billion in Medicare cuts “in the middle of a deadly pandemic.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False Democratic super PAC uses familiar political play to hit Trump on Medicare |
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Claim via Social Media: A viral Facebook post shared more than 19,000 times claims Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine authorized the release of 4,300 inmates on May 15.
Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: DID OHIO GOV MIKE DEWINE RELEASE 4,300 INMATES ON MAY 15? |
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Claim by Facebook posts: “This is what Bill Gates and George Soros want to do… secretly stick you with a chip while testing you for the coronavirus… the Dems have a bill on the House floor ready to vote on it to require this.”
PolitiFact rating: False |
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The claim: A bill would allow the government to send social services into homes and place kids in foster care if there is not enough space to quarantine
USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact check: Children will not be put in foster homes by the government under new legislation |
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Claim by Theresa Greenfield: “I’ve taken a pledge not to take one dime of corporate PAC donations.”
Politifact rating: Mostly True Theresa Greenfield’s no-corporate-PAC pledge needs some explanation |
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(International: Kenya) Claim: By Ukur Yatani, Kenya’s finance minister “Revenue has been under-performing for the last 10 years.”
Africa Check rating: Correct |
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Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political