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 Joe Biden: Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True Fact-checking Joe Biden’s claim that Trump delayed $8 billion in coronavirus funding for tribes |
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Claim by CNBC: “Asymptomatic spread of coronavirus is ‘very rare,’ WHO says”
Health Feedback rating: Very Low Scientific Credibility |
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Claim by Donald Trump: The coronavirus “didn’t go to Beijing. It didn’t go to other parts of China” besides Wuhan. “They stopped it cold.”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim via Social Media: A video shared on Facebook allegedly shows Boston police officers damaging one of their vehicles to “blame it on the protesters” following the death of George Floyd.
Check Your Fact rating: False |
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Claim by Trump: Not only will Sleepy Joe Biden DEFUND THE POLICE, but he will DEFUND OUR MILITARY! He has no choice, the Dems are controlled by the Radical Left.
The Dispatch rating: False |
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(International: Australia) Claim: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tweeted that he is “glad we don’t have any racism here in Australia”
AFP Fact Check rating: False |
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Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience