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 Facebook posts: Nurses submitting coronavirus tests say they all are coming back positive.
PolitiFact rating: False Fact-checking claims about nurses getting nothing but false-positive COVID-19 tests |
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Claim: Former first lady Michelle Obama earned her Ph.D. in law since leaving the White House in 2016
USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact Check: No, former first lady Michelle Obama has not earned her Ph.D. in law |
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Claim by Ron DeSantis: “I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rating: False |
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Claim via Social Media: Hospital laboratories falsify positive COVID-19 results
Health Feedback rating: Unsupported |
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Claim by Rick Scott: Says “Joe Biden supported the Castro regime and meeting with Maduro.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False |
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(International: Nigeria) Claim: ‘Nigeria has risen by 25 places on the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking, from 146th to 131st.’
Africa Check rating: Incorrect |
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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