Latest Fact-checks in Drugs 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 Ralph Northam stated on December 3, 2020 in a radio interview.: “People of color and those of not, they use marijuana at the same rate. People of color are three times more likely to get arrested and convicted.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.” Joe Manchin stated on August 19, 2020 in an interview with the Washington Examiner: “Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.” Joe Biden stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate: As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.” David McKinley stated on September 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.” Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 25, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sri Kulkarni attended “notorious desert drug parties” and was arrested for cocaine. Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” Duty and Honor stated on August 7, 2020 in a campaign ad: Sen. Steve Daines “voted to give billions in tax breaks to big drug companies even as they raised prices.” Carol Miller stated on July 30, 2020 in a tweet: “In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.” Senate Majority PAC stated on July 13, 2020 in a TV ad: Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin. Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffrey Epstein are connected with Moderna, Inc., and its efforts to create the coronavirus vaccine. Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2020 in a tweet: Under an executive order, “expensive insulin went from big dollars to virtual pennies … especially (for) our seniors.” Public Citizen stated on June 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Taxpayers spent $70,000,000 to develop this drug ( remdesivir)." Monica Wallace stated on June 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: Significantly more people died of Covid-19 in two months than died of overdoses all of last year or the year before. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.” X posts stated on April 5, 2020 in a post: Says Rudy Giuliani "bought $2M in shares of Novartis, a primary supplier of hydroxychloroquine" in early February. Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Prescription drug companies are charging Americans prices that are on average 4x higher than what's charged in other countries." Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says an image of a pile of needles is from Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district in San Francisco. Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: “If you have the Flu… get these two items… Sambucol (and) Oscillococcinum… in 48 hours you will feel better. In 72 hours you will be almost symptom-free.” Bloggers stated on July 9, 2016 in a story: Ninety pounds of cocaine was found on a boat owned by Mitch McConnell's family and that they are “financing his Senate campaigns with their cocaine drug profits.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says John F. Kennedy “smoked cannabis in the White House, while president, because he suffered from severe back pain and Addison's disease." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down." Paul Maner stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad." Eric Schmitt stated on November 25, 2019 in a roundtable: "You have literally 140 people dying every day of opioid-related overdoses." Kellyanne Conway stated on November 20, 2019 in a radio interview.: "We now have the first decline in overdose deaths due to drugs in 30 years - since 1990." David McKinley stated on October 13, 2019 in an article in a local newspaper: "$53 million a week is coming across the border in drugs." Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018." Viral image stated on April 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows a woman doing cocaine with a child. Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says police are warning shoppers to use wipes to clean their carts over deadly risk of fentanyl residue. Viral image stated on August 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Popeyes manager arrested for allegedly dipping chicken in cocaine based flour to increase business sales."
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Ralph Northam stated on December 3, 2020 in a radio interview.: “People of color and those of not, they use marijuana at the same rate. People of color are three times more likely to get arrested and convicted.” Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.” Joe Manchin stated on August 19, 2020 in an interview with the Washington Examiner: “Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.” Joe Biden stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate: As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.” David McKinley stated on September 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.” Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 25, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sri Kulkarni attended “notorious desert drug parties” and was arrested for cocaine. Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.” Duty and Honor stated on August 7, 2020 in a campaign ad: Sen. Steve Daines “voted to give billions in tax breaks to big drug companies even as they raised prices.” Carol Miller stated on July 30, 2020 in a tweet: “In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.” Senate Majority PAC stated on July 13, 2020 in a TV ad: Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin. Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffrey Epstein are connected with Moderna, Inc., and its efforts to create the coronavirus vaccine. Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2020 in a tweet: Under an executive order, “expensive insulin went from big dollars to virtual pennies … especially (for) our seniors.” Public Citizen stated on June 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Taxpayers spent $70,000,000 to develop this drug ( remdesivir)." Monica Wallace stated on June 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: Significantly more people died of Covid-19 in two months than died of overdoses all of last year or the year before. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.” X posts stated on April 5, 2020 in a post: Says Rudy Giuliani "bought $2M in shares of Novartis, a primary supplier of hydroxychloroquine" in early February. Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Prescription drug companies are charging Americans prices that are on average 4x higher than what's charged in other countries." Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says an image of a pile of needles is from Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district in San Francisco. Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: “If you have the Flu… get these two items… Sambucol (and) Oscillococcinum… in 48 hours you will feel better. In 72 hours you will be almost symptom-free.” Bloggers stated on July 9, 2016 in a story: Ninety pounds of cocaine was found on a boat owned by Mitch McConnell's family and that they are “financing his Senate campaigns with their cocaine drug profits.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says John F. Kennedy “smoked cannabis in the White House, while president, because he suffered from severe back pain and Addison's disease." Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down." Paul Maner stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad." Eric Schmitt stated on November 25, 2019 in a roundtable: "You have literally 140 people dying every day of opioid-related overdoses." Kellyanne Conway stated on November 20, 2019 in a radio interview.: "We now have the first decline in overdose deaths due to drugs in 30 years - since 1990." David McKinley stated on October 13, 2019 in an article in a local newspaper: "$53 million a week is coming across the border in drugs." Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018." Viral image stated on April 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows a woman doing cocaine with a child. Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says police are warning shoppers to use wipes to clean their carts over deadly risk of fentanyl residue. Viral image stated on August 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Popeyes manager arrested for allegedly dipping chicken in cocaine based flour to increase business sales."
Ralph Northam stated on December 3, 2020 in a radio interview.: “People of color and those of not, they use marijuana at the same rate. People of color are three times more likely to get arrested and convicted.”
Tucker Carlson stated on November 2, 2020 in a Fox News broadcast: “When large numbers of people in Butler (Pa.) started killing themselves with narcotics, no one in Washington or New York or Los Angeles said a word about it.”
Joe Manchin stated on August 19, 2020 in an interview with the Washington Examiner: “Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”
Joe Biden stated on October 22, 2020 in the final 2020 presidential debate: As part of the Obama administration's criminal justice reforms, “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison.”
David McKinley stated on September 9, 2020 in a tweet: "Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.”
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 25, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Sri Kulkarni attended “notorious desert drug parties” and was arrested for cocaine.
Ryan Holets stated on August 25, 2020 in in a speech at the Republican National Convention: “Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
Duty and Honor stated on August 7, 2020 in a campaign ad: Sen. Steve Daines “voted to give billions in tax breaks to big drug companies even as they raised prices.”
Carol Miller stated on July 30, 2020 in a tweet: “In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.”
Senate Majority PAC stated on July 13, 2020 in a TV ad: Says Susan Collins "voted against accountability for opioid makers” and denied taking campaign money from a family who made its wealth selling OxyContin.
Facebook posts stated on August 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Says Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros and Jeffrey Epstein are connected with Moderna, Inc., and its efforts to create the coronavirus vaccine.
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2020 in a tweet: Under an executive order, “expensive insulin went from big dollars to virtual pennies … especially (for) our seniors.”
Public Citizen stated on June 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Taxpayers spent $70,000,000 to develop this drug ( remdesivir)."
Monica Wallace stated on June 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: Significantly more people died of Covid-19 in two months than died of overdoses all of last year or the year before.
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
X posts stated on April 5, 2020 in a post: Says Rudy Giuliani "bought $2M in shares of Novartis, a primary supplier of hydroxychloroquine" in early February.
Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "Prescription drug companies are charging Americans prices that are on average 4x higher than what's charged in other countries."
Viral image stated on January 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says an image of a pile of needles is from Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district in San Francisco.
Facebook posts stated on November 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: “If you have the Flu… get these two items… Sambucol (and) Oscillococcinum… in 48 hours you will feel better. In 72 hours you will be almost symptom-free.”
Bloggers stated on July 9, 2016 in a story: Ninety pounds of cocaine was found on a boat owned by Mitch McConnell's family and that they are “financing his Senate campaigns with their cocaine drug profits.”
Viral image stated on January 30, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says John F. Kennedy “smoked cannabis in the White House, while president, because he suffered from severe back pain and Addison's disease."
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020 in his State of the Union: Last year, "for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs actually went down."
Paul Maner stated on January 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jordan Davis, son of Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath, was killed in "a drug deal gone bad."
Eric Schmitt stated on November 25, 2019 in a roundtable: "You have literally 140 people dying every day of opioid-related overdoses."
Kellyanne Conway stated on November 20, 2019 in a radio interview.: "We now have the first decline in overdose deaths due to drugs in 30 years - since 1990."
David McKinley stated on October 13, 2019 in an article in a local newspaper: "$53 million a week is coming across the border in drugs."
Josh Hawley stated on September 10, 2019 in a tweet: "Meth production in MO has cratered over last decade. MO Hwy Patrol reported 1,326 meth lab seizures in 2006, only 50 in 2018."
Viral image stated on April 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows a woman doing cocaine with a child.
Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says police are warning shoppers to use wipes to clean their carts over deadly risk of fentanyl residue.
Viral image stated on August 23, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Popeyes manager arrested for allegedly dipping chicken in cocaine based flour to increase business sales."
