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 (R): “We have spent nearly $2.5 trillion on completely rebuilding our military, which was very badly depleted when I took office.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly False |
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Claim via Social Media: Jacob Blake is a “pedophile” because of a warrant for third-degree sexual assault, which the posts claim involves sexual relations with a minor. Reuters Fact Check rating: FalseFact check: Jacob Blake does not have an arrest warrant for having sex with a minor |
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Claim by Facebook posts: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.”
PolitiFact rating: False No, BLM protesters didn’t burn down a Black church in Kenosha |
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Claim via Social Media: Hillary Clinton’s emails contained evidence that she participated in child sex trafficking.
The Dispatch Fact Check rating: False Did Hillary Clinton’s Emails Include Evidence of Child Sex Trafficking? |
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Claim by Rand Paul (R): Says Joe Biden “voted for the Iraq War … He supported war in Serbia, Syria, Libya.”
PolitiFact rating: Mostly True |
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(International: India) Claim: UK PM Boris Johnson apologized for colonial rule in India
Newsmobile rating: False Fact Check: Did UK PM Boris Johnson apologise for colonial rule in India? Here’s the truth |
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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