Latest False Fact-checks in Coronavirus 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 May 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped. Viral image stated on March 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says kitchen worker in viral video is potentially spreading coronavirus by blowing into food containers. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them. Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Anthony Fauci was on the Clinton Foundation board for 20 years and “currently serves on Gates Foundation.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a text post: “Hydroxychloroquine cures this ‘virus.’ It just so happens this is the treatment used for radiation sickness!!” Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not. Viral image stated on April 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi said, “if you accept a check from Trump, you might as well vote for him.” Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.” Stacey Abrams stated on May 7, 2020 in an interview with Mother Jones: “Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.” Darin LaHood stated on May 1, 2020 in a TV interview: "93% of the (COVID-19) cases in the state of Illinois have come from Chicago." Facebook posts stated on May 6, 2020 in an image: Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K. Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China." Bloggers stated on April 23, 2020 in a post on TikTok: “It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.” Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.” Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2020 in comments in the Rose Garden: “Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.” Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.” Jerome R. Corsi stated on April 28, 2020 in an article: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci's name appears on "4 U.S. patents for a key glycoprotein” used to “create the current COVID-19 epidemic.” X posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a tweet: Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.” Viral image stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Dr. Fauci sat on Microsoft’s board of directors.” South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure. Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen” Viral image stated on April 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New autopsy reports suggest Jeffrey Epstein most likely died from COVID-19 complications.” Bloggers stated on May 8, 2020 in a blog post: Says Mike Pence was caught on a hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE to a nursing home and pretended they were heavy. Viral image stated on May 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Brian Kemp posing with Gregory McMichael. Warren Daniel stated on April 23, 2020 in a tweet: North Carolina’s health department is "telling hospitals that if they decide to do elective surgeries, they won’t be eligible to receive (protective equipment) from the state.” Viral image stated on May 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Rob Cantrall at a recent Michigan protest. Lincoln Project stated on May 5, 2020 in an ad: "Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."
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Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped. Viral image stated on March 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says kitchen worker in viral video is potentially spreading coronavirus by blowing into food containers. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them. Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Anthony Fauci was on the Clinton Foundation board for 20 years and “currently serves on Gates Foundation.” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a text post: “Hydroxychloroquine cures this ‘virus.’ It just so happens this is the treatment used for radiation sickness!!” Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not. Viral image stated on April 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi said, “if you accept a check from Trump, you might as well vote for him.” Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.” Stacey Abrams stated on May 7, 2020 in an interview with Mother Jones: “Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.” Darin LaHood stated on May 1, 2020 in a TV interview: "93% of the (COVID-19) cases in the state of Illinois have come from Chicago." Facebook posts stated on May 6, 2020 in an image: Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K. Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China." Bloggers stated on April 23, 2020 in a post on TikTok: “It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.” Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.” Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2020 in comments in the Rose Garden: “Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.” Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.” Jerome R. Corsi stated on April 28, 2020 in an article: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci's name appears on "4 U.S. patents for a key glycoprotein” used to “create the current COVID-19 epidemic.” X posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a tweet: Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.” Viral image stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Dr. Fauci sat on Microsoft’s board of directors.” South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure. Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen” Viral image stated on April 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New autopsy reports suggest Jeffrey Epstein most likely died from COVID-19 complications.” Bloggers stated on May 8, 2020 in a blog post: Says Mike Pence was caught on a hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE to a nursing home and pretended they were heavy. Viral image stated on May 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Brian Kemp posing with Gregory McMichael. Warren Daniel stated on April 23, 2020 in a tweet: North Carolina’s health department is "telling hospitals that if they decide to do elective surgeries, they won’t be eligible to receive (protective equipment) from the state.” Viral image stated on May 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Rob Cantrall at a recent Michigan protest. Lincoln Project stated on May 5, 2020 in an ad: "Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."
Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped.
Viral image stated on March 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says kitchen worker in viral video is potentially spreading coronavirus by blowing into food containers.
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them.
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Anthony Fauci was on the Clinton Foundation board for 20 years and “currently serves on Gates Foundation.”
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a text post: “Hydroxychloroquine cures this ‘virus.’ It just so happens this is the treatment used for radiation sickness!!”
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19.
Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not.
Viral image stated on April 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nancy Pelosi said, “if you accept a check from Trump, you might as well vote for him.”
Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
Stacey Abrams stated on May 7, 2020 in an interview with Mother Jones: “Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”
Darin LaHood stated on May 1, 2020 in a TV interview: "93% of the (COVID-19) cases in the state of Illinois have come from Chicago."
Facebook posts stated on May 6, 2020 in an image: Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K.
Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China."
Bloggers stated on April 23, 2020 in a post on TikTok: “It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.”
Mike Turzai stated on May 9, 2020 in a video: “Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.”
Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2020 in comments in the Rose Garden: “Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.”
Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.”
Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.”
Jerome R. Corsi stated on April 28, 2020 in an article: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci's name appears on "4 U.S. patents for a key glycoprotein” used to “create the current COVID-19 epidemic.”
X posts stated on May 10, 2020 in a tweet: Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.”
Viral image stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Dr. Fauci sat on Microsoft’s board of directors.”
South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure.
Facebook posts stated on April 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen”
Viral image stated on April 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New autopsy reports suggest Jeffrey Epstein most likely died from COVID-19 complications.”
Bloggers stated on May 8, 2020 in a blog post: Says Mike Pence was caught on a hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE to a nursing home and pretended they were heavy.
Viral image stated on May 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Brian Kemp posing with Gregory McMichael.
Warren Daniel stated on April 23, 2020 in a tweet: North Carolina’s health department is "telling hospitals that if they decide to do elective surgeries, they won’t be eligible to receive (protective equipment) from the state.”
Viral image stated on May 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows Rob Cantrall at a recent Michigan protest.
