Latest False Fact-checks in Drugs Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2023 in a rally in New Hampshire: New Hampshire has “a worse drug problem per capita than any other state." Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: “New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.” Rick Scott stated on October 31, 2023 in an X post: Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween. Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2023 in Facebook posts: Justin Trudeau’s plane was filled with cocaine when he landed in India for the G20 summit. Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles. Instagram posts stated on July 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.” Instagram posts stated on June 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: The U.S. "takes 87% of all the prescription medications in the world." Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.” Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Este video enseña “las primera palabras” de Gustavo Petro junto a Joe Biden. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá. Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S. Mark Obenshain stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.: “You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it." Nicole Sirotek stated on January 25, 2022 in a speech: Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19. X posts stated on January 31, 2022 in Twitter posts: Research from Japan shows “ivermectin is effective against omicron in Phase III trial.” Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Eating grapefruit, “if you're on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.” Bloggers stated on September 28, 2021 in a blog post: "Pfizer launches final study for COVID drug that's suspiciously similar to 'horse paste'” ivermectin. TikTok posts stated on September 2, 2021 in a TikTok video: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.” Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication." Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Human trafficking and drugs” at the Mexico border have “doubled, tripled and quadrupled” since Joe Biden became president. 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. 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 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. Turning Point USA stated on July 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: "San Francisco has spent $72.5 million this fiscal year cleaning up human waste and drug paraphernalia" and "there are more drug users on their public needle program than high school graduates." Viral image stated on May 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: "D.A.R.E. removed cannabis from its list of gateway drugs." The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection." Harry Brown stated on April 9, 2019 in a committee meeting: "North Carolina last year was second in the nation in overdose deaths" Matthew Birmingham stated on March 16, 2019 in a press release: "Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts." David Crowley stated on February 24, 2019 in a TV interview: ''Over 40 percent of African-American men in (Milwaukee County) have been going to prison for low-level drug offenses, and I think a hundred times that in the city of Madison."
Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2023 in a rally in New Hampshire: New Hampshire has “a worse drug problem per capita than any other state." Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: “New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.” Rick Scott stated on October 31, 2023 in an X post: Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween. Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2023 in Facebook posts: Justin Trudeau’s plane was filled with cocaine when he landed in India for the G20 summit. Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles. Instagram posts stated on July 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.” Instagram posts stated on June 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT. Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: The U.S. "takes 87% of all the prescription medications in the world." Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.” Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Este video enseña “las primera palabras” de Gustavo Petro junto a Joe Biden. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá. Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S. Mark Obenshain stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.: “You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.” Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it." Nicole Sirotek stated on January 25, 2022 in a speech: Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19. X posts stated on January 31, 2022 in Twitter posts: Research from Japan shows “ivermectin is effective against omicron in Phase III trial.” Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Eating grapefruit, “if you're on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.” Bloggers stated on September 28, 2021 in a blog post: "Pfizer launches final study for COVID drug that's suspiciously similar to 'horse paste'” ivermectin. TikTok posts stated on September 2, 2021 in a TikTok video: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.” Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication." Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Human trafficking and drugs” at the Mexico border have “doubled, tripled and quadrupled” since Joe Biden became president. 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. 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 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. Turning Point USA stated on July 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: "San Francisco has spent $72.5 million this fiscal year cleaning up human waste and drug paraphernalia" and "there are more drug users on their public needle program than high school graduates." Viral image stated on May 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: "D.A.R.E. removed cannabis from its list of gateway drugs." The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection." Harry Brown stated on April 9, 2019 in a committee meeting: "North Carolina last year was second in the nation in overdose deaths" Matthew Birmingham stated on March 16, 2019 in a press release: "Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts." David Crowley stated on February 24, 2019 in a TV interview: ''Over 40 percent of African-American men in (Milwaukee County) have been going to prison for low-level drug offenses, and I think a hundred times that in the city of Madison."
Donald Trump stated on November 11, 2023 in a rally in New Hampshire: New Hampshire has “a worse drug problem per capita than any other state."
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: “New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.”
Rick Scott stated on October 31, 2023 in an X post: Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween.
Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2023 in Facebook posts: Justin Trudeau’s plane was filled with cocaine when he landed in India for the G20 summit.
Facebook posts stated on July 20, 2023 in a Facebook post: Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles.
Instagram posts stated on July 11, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.”
Instagram posts stated on June 5, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT.
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post: The U.S. "takes 87% of all the prescription medications in the world."
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2023 in a Facebook post: “When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.”
Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: Este video enseña “las primera palabras” de Gustavo Petro junto a Joe Biden.
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2023 in un post de Facebook: “La mayor parte” del fentanilo que llega a los puertos de Estados Unidos viene desde Canadá.
Kayleigh McEnany stated on February 7, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S.
Mark Obenshain stated on January 31, 2023 in a floor speech.: “You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”
Facebook posts stated on July 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: "A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it."
Nicole Sirotek stated on January 25, 2022 in a speech: Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
X posts stated on January 31, 2022 in Twitter posts: Research from Japan shows “ivermectin is effective against omicron in Phase III trial.”
Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Eating grapefruit, “if you're on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.”
Bloggers stated on September 28, 2021 in a blog post: "Pfizer launches final study for COVID drug that's suspiciously similar to 'horse paste'” ivermectin.
TikTok posts stated on September 2, 2021 in a TikTok video: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.”
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
Donald Trump stated on April 19, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Human trafficking and drugs” at the Mexico border have “doubled, tripled and quadrupled” since Joe Biden became president.
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.
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 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.
Turning Point USA stated on July 1, 2019 in a Facebook post: "San Francisco has spent $72.5 million this fiscal year cleaning up human waste and drug paraphernalia" and "there are more drug users on their public needle program than high school graduates."
Viral image stated on May 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: "D.A.R.E. removed cannabis from its list of gateway drugs."
The Partnership for Safe Medicines stated on April 18, 2019 in a TV ad: Florida state senators "are pushing a new government program that allows prescription drugs from China without FDA inspection."
Harry Brown stated on April 9, 2019 in a committee meeting: "North Carolina last year was second in the nation in overdose deaths"
Matthew Birmingham stated on March 16, 2019 in a press release: "Now there is a new threat that we’re seeing up close: the risk of exposure to powerful drugs that can kill in even tiny amounts."
David Crowley stated on February 24, 2019 in a TV interview: ''Over 40 percent of African-American men in (Milwaukee County) have been going to prison for low-level drug offenses, and I think a hundred times that in the city of Madison."
