Latest True Fact-checks in Coronavirus Desiree Rogers stated on June 10, 2020 in an interview on CNN: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” George Borrello stated on May 11, 2020 in a press release: “Infection rates in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties have consistently been among the lowest in the state.” Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2020 in news release: “Research illustrates a clear correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and (higher) COVID-19 mortality rates.” Darren Jackson stated on May 27, 2020 in a tweet: “Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump not wearing a face mask in public.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.” Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.” Veronica Escobar stated on April 22, 2020 in an interview: Says Texas “either is near the bottom or at the very bottom when it comes to testing per capita.” Jay Chaudhuri stated on April 10, 2020 in an op-ed: North Carolina is "in the small minority of states that requires an absentee ballot to be signed by two witnesses or a notary public." Levar Stoney stated on April 10, 2020 in a radio interview.: Virginia has “lagged behind other states when it comes to (covid-19) testing.” Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.” Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 14, 2020 in a news conference: “Go look at other countries that went through exactly this, started to reopen, and then they saw the infection rate go back up again.” Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." John Bel Edwards stated on April 5, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says of the coronavirus threat, “there was not a single suggestion by anyone, a doctor, a scientist, a political figure, that we needed to cancel Mardi Gras.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order. Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.” Pat Toomey stated on March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.” Dan Crenshaw stated on March 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says longstanding Food and Drug Administration regulations “created barriers to the private industry creating a test quickly” for the coronavirus. Andrew Cuomo stated on March 17, 2020 in a news conference: “No city in the state can quarantine itself without state approval.” Kelly Alexander stated on March 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says "most" NC legislators are in the "high risk age group" for coronavirus Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures. Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.” Bloggers stated on March 10, 2020 in a blog post: “Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.”
Desiree Rogers stated on June 10, 2020 in an interview on CNN: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” George Borrello stated on May 11, 2020 in a press release: “Infection rates in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties have consistently been among the lowest in the state.” Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2020 in news release: “Research illustrates a clear correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and (higher) COVID-19 mortality rates.” Darren Jackson stated on May 27, 2020 in a tweet: “Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump not wearing a face mask in public.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.” Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.” Veronica Escobar stated on April 22, 2020 in an interview: Says Texas “either is near the bottom or at the very bottom when it comes to testing per capita.” Jay Chaudhuri stated on April 10, 2020 in an op-ed: North Carolina is "in the small minority of states that requires an absentee ballot to be signed by two witnesses or a notary public." Levar Stoney stated on April 10, 2020 in a radio interview.: Virginia has “lagged behind other states when it comes to (covid-19) testing.” Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.” Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 14, 2020 in a news conference: “Go look at other countries that went through exactly this, started to reopen, and then they saw the infection rate go back up again.” Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.” Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." John Bel Edwards stated on April 5, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says of the coronavirus threat, “there was not a single suggestion by anyone, a doctor, a scientist, a political figure, that we needed to cancel Mardi Gras.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order. Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.” Pat Toomey stated on March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.” Dan Crenshaw stated on March 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says longstanding Food and Drug Administration regulations “created barriers to the private industry creating a test quickly” for the coronavirus. Andrew Cuomo stated on March 17, 2020 in a news conference: “No city in the state can quarantine itself without state approval.” Kelly Alexander stated on March 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says "most" NC legislators are in the "high risk age group" for coronavirus Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures. Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.” Bloggers stated on March 10, 2020 in a blog post: “Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.”
Desiree Rogers stated on June 10, 2020 in an interview on CNN: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.”
George Borrello stated on May 11, 2020 in a press release: “Infection rates in Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties have consistently been among the lowest in the state.”
Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2020 in news release: “Research illustrates a clear correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and (higher) COVID-19 mortality rates.”
Darren Jackson stated on May 27, 2020 in a tweet: “Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump not wearing a face mask in public.”
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.”
Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.”
Veronica Escobar stated on April 22, 2020 in an interview: Says Texas “either is near the bottom or at the very bottom when it comes to testing per capita.”
Jay Chaudhuri stated on April 10, 2020 in an op-ed: North Carolina is "in the small minority of states that requires an absentee ballot to be signed by two witnesses or a notary public."
Levar Stoney stated on April 10, 2020 in a radio interview.: Virginia has “lagged behind other states when it comes to (covid-19) testing.”
Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.”
Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 14, 2020 in a news conference: “Go look at other countries that went through exactly this, started to reopen, and then they saw the infection rate go back up again.”
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.”
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."
John Bel Edwards stated on April 5, 2020 in a CNN interview: Says of the coronavirus threat, “there was not a single suggestion by anyone, a doctor, a scientist, a political figure, that we needed to cancel Mardi Gras.”
Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order.
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.”
Pat Toomey stated on March 28, 2020 in a video on Twitter: “My mask will keep someone else safe and their mask will keep me safe.”
Dan Crenshaw stated on March 13, 2020 in a tweet: Says longstanding Food and Drug Administration regulations “created barriers to the private industry creating a test quickly” for the coronavirus.
Andrew Cuomo stated on March 17, 2020 in a news conference: “No city in the state can quarantine itself without state approval.”
Kelly Alexander stated on March 11, 2020 in a tweet: Says "most" NC legislators are in the "high risk age group" for coronavirus
Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures.
Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”
