Latest 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 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.” 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%.” Mitch McConnell stated on May 11, 2020 in a Team Trump Facebook Live: “Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.” 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.” Coalition for the Homeless stated on April 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.” 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.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity Jeff Shipley stated on April 28, 2020 in a Tweet: Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.” Cal Cunningham stated on April 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Mitch McConnell said he wanted states to go bankrupt instead of the federal government providing relief. Today, Thom Tillis agreed." Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!” 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.” One America News stated on May 8, 2020 in a Facebook video: “The mainstream media pretended there was a deadly surge in COVID cases thanks to Wisconsinites voting.” Ralph Northam stated on May 1, 2020 in a news conference.: Technology coming to Virginia allows COVID-19 personal protection equipment to be “decontaminated and reused 20 times without degrading performance.” 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.” Gary Kelly stated on May 3, 2020 in an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.” 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” Facebook posts stated on May 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Central Park hospital tents housed thousands of abused children released from underground captivity. 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.
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Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.” 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%.” Mitch McConnell stated on May 11, 2020 in a Team Trump Facebook Live: “Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.” 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.” Coalition for the Homeless stated on April 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.” 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.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity Jeff Shipley stated on April 28, 2020 in a Tweet: Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.” Cal Cunningham stated on April 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Mitch McConnell said he wanted states to go bankrupt instead of the federal government providing relief. Today, Thom Tillis agreed." Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!” 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.” One America News stated on May 8, 2020 in a Facebook video: “The mainstream media pretended there was a deadly surge in COVID cases thanks to Wisconsinites voting.” Ralph Northam stated on May 1, 2020 in a news conference.: Technology coming to Virginia allows COVID-19 personal protection equipment to be “decontaminated and reused 20 times without degrading performance.” 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.” Gary Kelly stated on May 3, 2020 in an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.” 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” Facebook posts stated on May 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Central Park hospital tents housed thousands of abused children released from underground captivity. 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.
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.”
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%.”
Mitch McConnell stated on May 11, 2020 in a Team Trump Facebook Live: “Clearly, the Obama administration did not leave any kind of game plan for something like this.”
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.”
Coalition for the Homeless stated on April 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.”
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.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity
Jeff Shipley stated on April 28, 2020 in a Tweet: Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.”
Cal Cunningham stated on April 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Mitch McConnell said he wanted states to go bankrupt instead of the federal government providing relief. Today, Thom Tillis agreed."
Facebook posts stated on May 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has recommended mail in voting. That’s what this whole pandemic is about: the election!”
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.”
One America News stated on May 8, 2020 in a Facebook video: “The mainstream media pretended there was a deadly surge in COVID cases thanks to Wisconsinites voting.”
Ralph Northam stated on May 1, 2020 in a news conference.: Technology coming to Virginia allows COVID-19 personal protection equipment to be “decontaminated and reused 20 times without degrading performance.”
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.”
Gary Kelly stated on May 3, 2020 in an interview on CBS: Regarding the risks of coronavirus transmission on an airplane, “It’s as safe as an environment as you’re going to find.”
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”
Facebook posts stated on May 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Central Park hospital tents housed thousands of abused children released from underground captivity.
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.
