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 Roy Cooper (D): “In some of these other states, some of their deaths can be attributable to the fact that they were having a hard time getting an ICU bed or a ventilator to a patient.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False |
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Claim via Social Media: “Either masks work or they don’t”; “I don’t understand the safety concern with voting in person. Your mask works, right?”
Health Feedback rating: Flawed Reasoning |
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Claim by Joe Biden (D): Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act.
Politifact rating: False Joe Biden wrong about how early he called to invoke the Defense Production Act |
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Claim via Social Media: Posts on Facebook claim that SB-145, a bill passed by the California State Senate on August 31, 2020 seeks to “legalize pedophilia.”
Reuters Fact Check rating: False |
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Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire |
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(International: South Korea) Claim: Video shows Seoul rally against coronavirus restrictions 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