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 Andrew Cuomo: “Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False New York’s nursing home policy was not fully in line with CDC |
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Claim by Trump: “When we took it over from President Obama and Biden the military was a joke. The military was depleted. … We had no ammunition.”
AP Fact Check rating: False AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s overblown boasts about military, vets |
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Claim via Social Media: “N95 masks block few, if any” COVID-19 particles due to their size.
Politifact rating: Pants on Fire Claim that N95 masks can’t stop COVID-19 particles due to size is nonsense |
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Claim via Social Media: The WHO stated that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 is “very rare”, therefore physical distancing and face masks are not necessary
Health Feedback rating: Incorrect |
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Claim via Social Media: Nancy Pelosi ordered a 220-seat Boeing 757 to fly to her home state, costing taxpayers nearly $5.8 million annually.
Politifact rating: False No, Nancy Pelosi doesn’t demand to fly on a 200-seat Boeing 757 jet with taxpayer money |
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(International: Philippines) Claim: Vice President Leni Robredo asked President Rodrigo Duterte what good would a curfew do during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vera Files 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