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 Senate Majority PAC: Says Susan Collins “voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin.
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Fact-checking an attack on Sen. Susan Collins over opioids, campaign donations |
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The claim: President Barack Obama resettled 70,000 Somali immigrants in Minnesota, specifically the state’s 5th Congressional District.
USA Today Fact Check rating: False Fact check: Obama did not resettle 70,000 Somali immigrants in Minnesota |
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Claim by Mandela Barnes (D): GOP-backed “racist disenfrachisement” led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False Barnes misses with claim linking cut in polling places with ‘racist disenfranchisement’ |
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Claim by patriots4truth.org: U. S. Senator Kamala Harris is not a United States citizen.
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Senator Kamala Harris IS A United States Citizen And IS Eligible To Be President |
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Claim by Robert Reich: Post claims US presidents cannot spend taxpayer dollars with executive orders
AFP Fact Check rating: Partly False |
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(International: New Zealand) Claim: Photo shows Chinese tourists exempted from COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland, New Zealand, in August 2020
AFP Fact Check rating: False |
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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