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 Kayleigh McEnany (R): Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire McEnany says Trump never downplayed the virus. He did, and Woodward’s tape explains why |
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Claim by OAN and The Blaze: COVID-19 case numbers are inflated due to PCR test sensitivity; “90% of positive COVID-19 tests should be negative”
Health Feedback rating: Flawed Reasoning Misinterpreted New York Times report leads to false claim that the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is inflated by up to 90% |
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Claim via Social Media: More than 500,000 mail in ballots in Virginia and 200,000 in Nevada were sent to dead people or pets
PolitiFact rating: False Post wrongly says thousands of ballots sent to dead people, pets in Virginia and Nevada |
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Claim by Joe Biden (D): “Troops died in Iraq and Afghanistan: 6,922. … Military COVID deaths: 6,114. Folks, every one of these lives mattered.”
AP Fact Check rating: False |
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Claim by viral video and OAN: UCLA, Stanford study finds for average 50-64 year old, chances of dying from COVID-19 are 1 in 19.1M
Lead Stories rating: False |
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(International: UK) Claim: Periodic table assembled to say “F**k Boris” in front of the UK PM while he attends a press conference
AFP Fact Check rating: False No, this image has been manipulated to include an offensive slogan |
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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