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 via Social Media: Nancy Pelosi “made millions in coronavirus insider trading.”
Politifact rating: False No sign Nancy Pelosi made millions trading on insider coronavirus information |
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Claim by Waking Times: “Bill Gates explains that the COVID vaccine will use experimental technology and permanently alter your DNA”
Health Feedback rating: Inaccurate Contrary to popular claim on social media, RNA vaccines do not alter our DNA |
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Claim by Joe Biden: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True Did Donald Trump lose a trade war he started, as Joe Biden says? |
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Claim via Social Media: Did Michelle Obama have to surrender her law license because of insurance fraud?
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Surrender Law License For ‘Insurance Fraud’ |
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Claim by Facebook posts: Police officer is “the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession.”
PolitiFact rating: False No, police officer is not the job with highest rate of suicide |
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(International: Turkey) Claim: Anadolu Agency thought the news of a political satire magazine which has humorous news in France real.
Teyit.org rating: False Did Anadolu Agency think the news of a French humor magazine real? – teyit.org |
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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