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: “I got soldiers the biggest pay raises in the history of our military.”
FactCheck.org rating: False |
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Claim by American Web Media: Was the Trump Campaign Going to Use ‘Spy Gadgets’ on a Blimp to Collect Voter Data?
The Dispatch rating: Mostly False Was the Trump Campaign Going to Use ‘Spy Gadgets’ on a Blimp to Collect Voter Data? |
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Claim by Viral image: Says Donald Trump tweeted that the Confederate flag is “a symbol of LOVE!! Plantations kept black people employed and gave them free food and housing!!! Black unemployment was VERY low back then like now with ME as your President!!”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire |
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Claim by Truth in Media: Does current science say that face masks don’t work to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus that leads to COVID-19?
Lead Stories rating: False |
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Claim via Social Media: An article shared on Facebook claims that top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci resigned from the White House coronavirus task force on July 13.
Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: DID ANTHONY FAUCI RESIGN FROM THE WHITE HOUSE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE ON JULY 13? |
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(International: India) Claim: Picture shows Rahul Gandhi watching an image of a woman in a bikini on his phone
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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