Latest False Fact-checks in Health Care 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 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet: "In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion." Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in a post: Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines. Ben Clark stated on April 1, 2022 in a campaign newsletter: “The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.” Bloggers stated on March 1, 2022 in a video: The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report. Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in a post: This photo shows "headache treatments in 1890s known as vibration therapy." Viral image stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows “a medical oddity that is characterized by having two pupils in each eyeball.” Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: "According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.” Infowars stated on February 5, 2022 in an InfoWars video: "Study proves children’s hearts destroyed by COVID vaccine." Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally. Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Blue Cross Blue Shield pays your doctor a $40,000 bonus for fully vaccinating at least 100 patients under the age of two." Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter. Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2021 in Twitter posts: “Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech and inventor of the BIO N TECH Pfizer jab, refuses to take the jab for safety reasons.” Bloggers stated on November 22, 2021 in a video: The COVID-19 vaccines "suppress the immune system" and make people more susceptible to HIV, shingles and herpes. Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden will “control health care costs by slapping a 95% tax on prescription drugs.” Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in viral text: Children who receive COVID-19 vaccinations "will be walking factories of spike proteins" that will "undoubtedly cause illnesses to spread like wildfire in schools." Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2021 in TV interview: “We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.” 60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication." Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.” Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.” Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The unvaccinated have escaped every single strain or 'variant’” of SARS-CoV-2. Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Emails show that Fauci knew "hydroxychloroquine worked [and] emailed friends about it being effective." Instagram posts stated on May 16, 2021 in an Instagram post: The Moderna vaccine contains an ingredient that is “for research use only, not meant for human or veterinary use.” Xavier Becerra stated on May 12, 2021 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "There is no law that deals specifically with the term ‘partial-birth abortion.’” Joe Biden stated on May 3, 2021 in remarks on the American Families Plan: For vaccine rates among Americans 65 and older, “there’s virtually no difference between white, Black, Hispanic, Asian American.” Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet: "In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion." Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in a post: Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines. Ben Clark stated on April 1, 2022 in a campaign newsletter: “The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.” Bloggers stated on March 1, 2022 in a video: The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report. Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in a post: This photo shows "headache treatments in 1890s known as vibration therapy." Viral image stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows “a medical oddity that is characterized by having two pupils in each eyeball.” Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: "According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.” Infowars stated on February 5, 2022 in an InfoWars video: "Study proves children’s hearts destroyed by COVID vaccine." Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally. Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Blue Cross Blue Shield pays your doctor a $40,000 bonus for fully vaccinating at least 100 patients under the age of two." Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter. Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2021 in Twitter posts: “Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech and inventor of the BIO N TECH Pfizer jab, refuses to take the jab for safety reasons.” Bloggers stated on November 22, 2021 in a video: The COVID-19 vaccines "suppress the immune system" and make people more susceptible to HIV, shingles and herpes. Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden will “control health care costs by slapping a 95% tax on prescription drugs.” Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in viral text: Children who receive COVID-19 vaccinations "will be walking factories of spike proteins" that will "undoubtedly cause illnesses to spread like wildfire in schools." Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2021 in TV interview: “We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.” 60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication." Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.” Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.” Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The unvaccinated have escaped every single strain or 'variant’” of SARS-CoV-2. Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Emails show that Fauci knew "hydroxychloroquine worked [and] emailed friends about it being effective." Instagram posts stated on May 16, 2021 in an Instagram post: The Moderna vaccine contains an ingredient that is “for research use only, not meant for human or veterinary use.” Xavier Becerra stated on May 12, 2021 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "There is no law that deals specifically with the term ‘partial-birth abortion.’” Joe Biden stated on May 3, 2021 in remarks on the American Families Plan: For vaccine rates among Americans 65 and older, “there’s virtually no difference between white, Black, Hispanic, Asian American.” Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet: "In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion."
Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in a post: Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines.
Ben Clark stated on April 1, 2022 in a campaign newsletter: “The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”
Bloggers stated on March 1, 2022 in a video: The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report.
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in a post: This photo shows "headache treatments in 1890s known as vibration therapy."
Viral image stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows “a medical oddity that is characterized by having two pupils in each eyeball.”
Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: "According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.”
Infowars stated on February 5, 2022 in an InfoWars video: "Study proves children’s hearts destroyed by COVID vaccine."
Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.
Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Blue Cross Blue Shield pays your doctor a $40,000 bonus for fully vaccinating at least 100 patients under the age of two."
Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter.
Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2021 in Twitter posts: “Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech and inventor of the BIO N TECH Pfizer jab, refuses to take the jab for safety reasons.”
Bloggers stated on November 22, 2021 in a video: The COVID-19 vaccines "suppress the immune system" and make people more susceptible to HIV, shingles and herpes.
Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden will “control health care costs by slapping a 95% tax on prescription drugs.”
Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in viral text: Children who receive COVID-19 vaccinations "will be walking factories of spike proteins" that will "undoubtedly cause illnesses to spread like wildfire in schools."
Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video"
Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2021 in TV interview: “We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.”
60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.”
Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.”
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.”
Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”
Facebook posts stated on June 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The unvaccinated have escaped every single strain or 'variant’” of SARS-CoV-2.
Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Emails show that Fauci knew "hydroxychloroquine worked [and] emailed friends about it being effective."
Instagram posts stated on May 16, 2021 in an Instagram post: The Moderna vaccine contains an ingredient that is “for research use only, not meant for human or veterinary use.”
Xavier Becerra stated on May 12, 2021 in testimony before a House subcommittee: "There is no law that deals specifically with the term ‘partial-birth abortion.’”
Joe Biden stated on May 3, 2021 in remarks on the American Families Plan: For vaccine rates among Americans 65 and older, “there’s virtually no difference between white, Black, Hispanic, Asian American.”
Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.
