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 Darin LaHood (R): “The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.”
Politifact rating: Pants on Fire |
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Claim by via Social Media: Trump became disoriented and got lost while attempting to board marine one
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: President Trump Was NOT ‘Lost & Disoriented’ In Video Clip |
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Claim by Joe Biden (D): “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.”
Politifact rating: Mostly False Making point on overlooked Black history, Biden misses mark on the inventor of the light bulb |
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Claim by rt.com: Up to 90% of people who test positive for Covid barely carry any virus & are not contagious. Every stat about the disease is bogus
Lead Stories rating: False Fact Check: Concern Over Testing Does NOT Mean Every ‘Stat’ About COVID-19 Is Bogus |
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Claim by Donald Trump (R): “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
PolitiFact rating: False Trump campaign is wrong — Biden has repeatedly condemned violence tied to protests |
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(International: Russia) Claim: Video shows Russian doctors celebrating the new COVID-19 vaccine.
BOOM rating: False Video From Saudi Arabia Shared As Russian Doctors Celebrating COVID-19 Vaccine |
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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