The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/06/2020
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....
Facebook removes accounts linked to QAnon conspiracy theory
Source: Associated Press Facebook says it has removed several groups, accounts and pages linked to QAnon, taking action for the first time against the far-right U.S....
Leading Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN ordered to close by Government
Primary Source: Financial Times Secondary Source: Media Bias Fact Check The Philippines' telecoms agency on Tuesday ordered the closure of ABS-CBN, the country's biggest broadcaster,...
Models shift to predict dramatically more U.S. deaths as states relax social distancing
Source: Politico A key model of the coronavirus pandemic favored by the White House nearly doubled its prediction Monday for how many people will die from the...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/05/2020
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....
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says reopening California will begin this week
Source: Los Angeles Times Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that some retail stores across the state can reopen with modifications as early as Friday amid growing...
DHS report: China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies
Source: Associated Press U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak - and how contagious the disease is - to stock...
Coronavirus: Trump warns US death toll could hit 100,000
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has warned that as many as 100,000 people could die of coronavirus in the US. Speaking at a two-hour...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/04/2020
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....
Pompeo Says ‘Significant’ Evidence New Coronavirus Emerged From Chinese Lab
Source: Reuters Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was "a significant amount of evidence" that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory,...
Oxford scientist says its vaccine is making headway, could show efficacy by June
Source: NBC News British scientists developing a potential vaccine for coronavirus hope to see a "signal" as to whether their vaccine candidate is working by June,...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/03/2020
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....
New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states
Source: Reuters New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed back against what he called premature demands that he reopen the state, saying he knew...
Orange County beaches to stay closed after judge blocks request to override Newsom’s order
Source: NBC News Orange County beaches will remain closed after a California Superior Court judge rejected a request Friday to block Gov. Gavin Newsom's directive...
The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 05/01/2020
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....
‘This never happened’: Biden denies sexual assault allegations
Source: Politico Former Vice President Joe Biden emphatically denied a decades-old accusation of sexual assault leveled by a former staffer in his Senate office, breaking more...
30 Million Have Filed For Unemployment
Source: NPR The telephone lines are still jammed at the nation's unemployment offices. Another 3.8 million people filed claims for jobless benefits last week, according...
Unemployment claims top 26 million 5 weeks into pandemic
Source: Politico Americans filed 4.4 million jobless claims last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, pushing the five-week total of coronavirus-driven job losses to more...
New coronavirus deaths in California show U.S. had COVID-19 victims weeks earlier than thought
Source: Fortune Health officials say two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first reported death from the disease. Gavin Newsom promised...
Georgia residents torn between desire to return to work and fear of coronavirus resurgence
Source: Reuters Rebecca Hardin is tired of stay-at-home restrictions that weeks ago shut down the Atlanta hair salon where she works, but she wondered if...