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: “But what’s happened is, because of all of the cases that we find, we have a very low mortality rate, just about the best in the world.”
FactCheck.org rating: False Trump Falsely Says COVID-19 Surge ‘Only’ Due to Testing, Misleads on Deaths |
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Claim via Social Media: Are nonsurgical ear-loop masks useless at offering protection from COVID-19?
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Ear Loop Masks Meant To Protect Others From Coronavirus (NOT Yourself) |
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Claim by Donald Trump: “You know, if you remember where we started, we had no ventilators.”
Washington Post rating: Four Pinocchios Analysis | Trump keeps saying Obama left him ‘no ventilators.’ The number is 16,660. |
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Claim by Clear Energy Alliance: The scientific consensus on whether global warming is human caused is not 97 percent, it’s less than 1 percent. There is no way to measure the human impact on climate change.
Climate Feedback rating: Inaccurate |
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Claim by Donald Trump: “MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES,” resulting in a “RIGGED” election.
FactCheck.org rating: Unsupported |
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(International: India) Claim: Bhutan has stopped irrigation water to Indian farmers in Assam.
IndiaToday rating: Mostly false Fact Check: Has Bhutan deliberately blocked irrigation water to Indian farmers in Assam? |
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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