Latest Fact-checks by Ciara O'Rourke Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.” Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.” Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a blog post: “Joe Exotic tests positive for coronavirus in prison. It’s been confirmed.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.” Bloggers stated on March 31, 2020 in a blog post: Says Italy arrested a doctor “for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients.” Bloggers stated on March 28, 2020 in a blog post: “Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19.” Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says students have to repeat the same grade next year. Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol. Viral image stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “COVID literally stands for Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015.” Viral image stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan. Bloggers stated on March 23, 2020 in a blog post: Says you can get a free $100 Lowe’s coupon by answering a few questions Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are going door to door in Colorado Springs stating they are COVID testing so they can rob people!!!!” Viral image stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “I ordered the Treasury secretary to send checks to Americans! First however, we will go through your social media history from the last 4 years and search for any post with #NotMyPresident in it. I wouldn’t think of offending you with a check if I’m not your president! #MAGA” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All US citizens are entitled to $700 USD per week to stay at home to avoid the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus, starting from March 17.” Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC actually said on air ‘I hope enough people die from coronavirus that it harms Trump’s re-election.’” Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures. Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019. Bloggers stated on March 13, 2020 in a blog post: “ICE arrests LA mayor for harboring fugitives through sanctuary city.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says you can monitor yourself for COVID-19 with a breath test. Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you donate blood, “they HAVE to test you” for coronavirus. Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined. Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!” Bloggers stated on March 10, 2020 in a blog post: “Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!” Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
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Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.” Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.” Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a blog post: “Joe Exotic tests positive for coronavirus in prison. It’s been confirmed.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.” Bloggers stated on March 31, 2020 in a blog post: Says Italy arrested a doctor “for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients.” Bloggers stated on March 28, 2020 in a blog post: “Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19.” Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says students have to repeat the same grade next year. Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol. Viral image stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “COVID literally stands for Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015.” Viral image stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan. Bloggers stated on March 23, 2020 in a blog post: Says you can get a free $100 Lowe’s coupon by answering a few questions Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are going door to door in Colorado Springs stating they are COVID testing so they can rob people!!!!” Viral image stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “I ordered the Treasury secretary to send checks to Americans! First however, we will go through your social media history from the last 4 years and search for any post with #NotMyPresident in it. I wouldn’t think of offending you with a check if I’m not your president! #MAGA” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All US citizens are entitled to $700 USD per week to stay at home to avoid the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus, starting from March 17.” Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC actually said on air ‘I hope enough people die from coronavirus that it harms Trump’s re-election.’” Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures. Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019. Bloggers stated on March 13, 2020 in a blog post: “ICE arrests LA mayor for harboring fugitives through sanctuary city.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says you can monitor yourself for COVID-19 with a breath test. Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you donate blood, “they HAVE to test you” for coronavirus. Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined. Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!” Bloggers stated on March 10, 2020 in a blog post: “Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!” Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.”
Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.”
Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.”
Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a blog post: “Joe Exotic tests positive for coronavirus in prison. It’s been confirmed.”
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.”
Bloggers stated on March 31, 2020 in a blog post: Says Italy arrested a doctor “for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients.”
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says students have to repeat the same grade next year.
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol.
Viral image stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “COVID literally stands for Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease.”
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015.”
Viral image stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan.
Bloggers stated on March 23, 2020 in a blog post: Says you can get a free $100 Lowe’s coupon by answering a few questions
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.”
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are going door to door in Colorado Springs stating they are COVID testing so they can rob people!!!!”
Viral image stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “I ordered the Treasury secretary to send checks to Americans! First however, we will go through your social media history from the last 4 years and search for any post with #NotMyPresident in it. I wouldn’t think of offending you with a check if I’m not your president! #MAGA”
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All US citizens are entitled to $700 USD per week to stay at home to avoid the spread of COVID-19 novel coronavirus, starting from March 17.”
Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “MSNBC actually said on air ‘I hope enough people die from coronavirus that it harms Trump’s re-election.’”
Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures.
Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019.
Bloggers stated on March 13, 2020 in a blog post: “ICE arrests LA mayor for harboring fugitives through sanctuary city.”
Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says you can monitor yourself for COVID-19 with a breath test.
Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you donate blood, “they HAVE to test you” for coronavirus.
Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined.
Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!”
Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.”
Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!”
Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada.
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
