Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Coronavirus Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter: "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure." Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.” Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD." JB Pritzker stated on February 2, 2022 in the 2022 State of the State address.: “A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.” Christine Drazan stated on January 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Governor Kate Brown wants to make Oregon’s mask mandate PERMANENT.” Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind." Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated. Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.” Pramila Jayapal stated on August 30, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.” Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.” Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment." Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “Ten thousand people have recently died. 9,950 of them, thereabouts, are people who hadn’t been vaccinated." Kedron Bardwell stated on May 20, 2021 in a tweet: "These 2 Ankeny moms standing next to the Governor are known Qanon and anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists." Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so." Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.” Stand for America stated on February 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 rescue bill includes money for a list of projects that are not COVID-related. Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.” Viral image stated on February 19, 2021 in on social media: “COVID-19 infections down 61% from Trump’s last day. COVID-19 vaccinations up 85% from Trump’s last day. Competence Matters.” Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.” Richard Durbin stated on February 4, 2021 in a Senate speech: “More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry” Stefan Mychajliw stated on January 29, 2021 in a press release: "The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.” Garlin Gilchrist stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference: In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” Jon Rosenthal stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.” Christi Craddick stated on December 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says that the oil and gas industry comprises 35% of the Texas economy. Kim Reynolds stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference: "If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers." Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech: “All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic. Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.” Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2020 in an executive order: “For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”
Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter: "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure." Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.” Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD." JB Pritzker stated on February 2, 2022 in the 2022 State of the State address.: “A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.” Christine Drazan stated on January 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Governor Kate Brown wants to make Oregon’s mask mandate PERMANENT.” Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind." Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated. Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.” Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.” Pramila Jayapal stated on August 30, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.” Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.” Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment." Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “Ten thousand people have recently died. 9,950 of them, thereabouts, are people who hadn’t been vaccinated." Kedron Bardwell stated on May 20, 2021 in a tweet: "These 2 Ankeny moms standing next to the Governor are known Qanon and anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists." Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so." Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.” Stand for America stated on February 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 rescue bill includes money for a list of projects that are not COVID-related. Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.” Viral image stated on February 19, 2021 in on social media: “COVID-19 infections down 61% from Trump’s last day. COVID-19 vaccinations up 85% from Trump’s last day. Competence Matters.” Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.” Richard Durbin stated on February 4, 2021 in a Senate speech: “More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry” Stefan Mychajliw stated on January 29, 2021 in a press release: "The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.” Garlin Gilchrist stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference: In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” Jon Rosenthal stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.” Christi Craddick stated on December 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says that the oil and gas industry comprises 35% of the Texas economy. Kim Reynolds stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference: "If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers." Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech: “All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic. Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.” Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2020 in an executive order: “For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”
Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter: "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure."
Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.”
Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."
JB Pritzker stated on February 2, 2022 in the 2022 State of the State address.: “A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.”
Christine Drazan stated on January 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Governor Kate Brown wants to make Oregon’s mask mandate PERMANENT.”
Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind."
Anthony Fauci stated on October 3, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “There are precious few religions that actually say you cannot” get vaccinated.
Ron DeSantis stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.: People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.”
Pramila Jayapal stated on August 30, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”
Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”
Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment."
Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “Ten thousand people have recently died. 9,950 of them, thereabouts, are people who hadn’t been vaccinated."
Kedron Bardwell stated on May 20, 2021 in a tweet: "These 2 Ankeny moms standing next to the Governor are known Qanon and anti-vaxx conspiracy theorists."
Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so."
Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”
Stand for America stated on February 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 rescue bill includes money for a list of projects that are not COVID-related.
Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.”
Viral image stated on February 19, 2021 in on social media: “COVID-19 infections down 61% from Trump’s last day. COVID-19 vaccinations up 85% from Trump’s last day. Competence Matters.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on January 29, 2021 in a news conference: “But we’re below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes.”
Richard Durbin stated on February 4, 2021 in a Senate speech: “More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry”
Stefan Mychajliw stated on January 29, 2021 in a press release: "The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.”
Garlin Gilchrist stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference: In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
Jon Rosenthal stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.”
Christi Craddick stated on December 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says that the oil and gas industry comprises 35% of the Texas economy.
Kim Reynolds stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference: "If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers."
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech: “All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2020 in an executive order: “For example, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my Administration implemented a program to provide any individual without health-insurance coverage access to necessary COVID‑19‑related testing and treatment.”