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 Ron Johnson (R): “Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals according to (Congressional Budget Office), are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True Johnson’s claim that some earn more on unemployment than working is on the money |
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Claim via Social Media: Kamala Harris “took part in framing and prosecuting a man named Jamal Trulove for a murder he didn’t commit.” The post also states that Harris “paid the key witness over $60,000 in housing and relocation benefits for testifying against Jamal.”
The Dispatch rating: False |
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Claim by Joe Biden (D): Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you’ve had to seek asylum in a third country.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True |
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Claim by Kamala Harris (D): the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak was a “pandemic.”
Check Your Fact rating: False FACT CHECK: Was The 2014-2016 Ebola Outbreak A ‘Pandemic,’ As Kamala Harris Claims? |
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Claim by Facebook posts: The FBI raided a “Cleveland office linked to Ukraine. Biden, Pelosi, Kerry and Romney all had sons getting tens of millions of dollars from no-show jobs in Ukraine.”
PolitiFact rating: False Cleveland FBI raid resurfaces debunked conspiracy theory about Ukraine and American politicians |
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(International: Nigeria) Claim: Nigeria President Buhari is dead
AFP Fact Check rating: False Repeated claims that Nigeria’s president is dead promoted by supporters of separatist group |
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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