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 Bloggers stated on March 4, 2020 in a blog post: Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide. Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.” Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections. Instagram posts stated on March 1, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States. Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.” Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia. Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged. Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus. Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: “Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.” Viral image stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak. Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: Says a Michigan funeral home employee was “cremated by mistake while taking a nap.” Viral image stated on February 18, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims. Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.” Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?” Viral image stated on January 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.” Viral image stated on February 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a photo shows the height difference between Donald Trump and Mike Bloomberg. Viral image stated on February 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die. Viral image stated on January 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Ilhan Omar without a head scarf. Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi was arrested after ripping a copy of the State of the Union speech. Bloggers stated on September 6, 2019 in a blog post: “Pete Buttigieg claims Bible says babies can be aborted ‘up to their first breath.’” Viral image stated on November 12, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Joe Biden groping a woman. Bloggers stated on January 30, 2020 in a blog post: “Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.” Viral image stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Murray said, “So if we lie to the government, it’s a felony. But if they lie to us it's politics.” Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.” Viral image stated on February 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.” YouTube videos stated on January 25, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says a video shows a fox allowing itself “to feed koala babies in Australia.” Viral image stated on February 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden’s campaign told an Iowa library where Jill Biden was holding an event “to remove the American flag as they did not want to say the pledge of allegiance.”
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Bloggers stated on March 4, 2020 in a blog post: Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide. Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.” Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections. Instagram posts stated on March 1, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States. Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.” Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia. Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged. Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus. Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: “Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.” Viral image stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak. Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: Says a Michigan funeral home employee was “cremated by mistake while taking a nap.” Viral image stated on February 18, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims. Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.” Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?” Viral image stated on January 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.” Viral image stated on February 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a photo shows the height difference between Donald Trump and Mike Bloomberg. Viral image stated on February 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die. Viral image stated on January 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Ilhan Omar without a head scarf. Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi was arrested after ripping a copy of the State of the Union speech. Bloggers stated on September 6, 2019 in a blog post: “Pete Buttigieg claims Bible says babies can be aborted ‘up to their first breath.’” Viral image stated on November 12, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Joe Biden groping a woman. Bloggers stated on January 30, 2020 in a blog post: “Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.” Viral image stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Murray said, “So if we lie to the government, it’s a felony. But if they lie to us it's politics.” Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.” Viral image stated on February 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.” YouTube videos stated on January 25, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says a video shows a fox allowing itself “to feed koala babies in Australia.” Viral image stated on February 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden’s campaign told an Iowa library where Jill Biden was holding an event “to remove the American flag as they did not want to say the pledge of allegiance.”
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.”
Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections.
Instagram posts stated on March 1, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States.
Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.”
Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”
Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia.
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged.
Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus.
Viral image stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak.
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.
Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: Says a Michigan funeral home employee was “cremated by mistake while taking a nap.”
Viral image stated on February 18, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims.
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.”
Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?”
Viral image stated on January 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.”
Viral image stated on February 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says a photo shows the height difference between Donald Trump and Mike Bloomberg.
Viral image stated on February 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die.
Viral image stated on January 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Ilhan Omar without a head scarf.
Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi was arrested after ripping a copy of the State of the Union speech.
Bloggers stated on September 6, 2019 in a blog post: “Pete Buttigieg claims Bible says babies can be aborted ‘up to their first breath.’”
Viral image stated on November 12, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows Joe Biden groping a woman.
Bloggers stated on January 30, 2020 in a blog post: “Colorado school forces students to wear hijabs.”
Viral image stated on January 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Murray said, “So if we lie to the government, it’s a felony. But if they lie to us it's politics.”
Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, “If the Senate conducts a sham trial, our caucus will just impeach the president again. We have no shortage of impeachment offenses. This president is a criminal.”
Viral image stated on February 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says William Barr tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS Senator Mitt Romney is the only Republican Senator who voted to remove President Trump from office… IN A COMPLETELY UNRELATED STORY Senator Mitt Romney is also the only Republican Senator who has a son who sits on the board of a Ukrainian Energy Company.”
YouTube videos stated on January 25, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says a video shows a fox allowing itself “to feed koala babies in Australia.”
Viral image stated on February 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden’s campaign told an Iowa library where Jill Biden was holding an event “to remove the American flag as they did not want to say the pledge of allegiance.”
