Latest Fact-checks in Public Health 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 Joe Biden stated on October 7, 2021 in remarks in Elk Grove Village, Ill.: People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you." TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” 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" Kimberly Klacik stated on October 5, 2021 in an Instagram post: "It's been confirmed that the Pfizer” COVID-19 “vaccine isn't guaranteed after six months." X posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a tweet: “CDC numbers” show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate “174 times higher” than the COVID-19 death rate. YouTube videos stated on September 28, 2021 in a YouTube video: A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose. Will Cain stated on October 1, 2021 in a Fox News segment: "You are more likely, as a child, to end up in the hospital because of the vaccine than you are because of COVID. That's data from the CDC and from VAERS." 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.” TikTok posts stated on September 2, 2021 in a TikTok post: “COVID internment camps announced in America: Tennessee governor signs EO authorizing National Guard to carry out COVID medical kidnappings.” 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.” Instagram posts stated on October 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: "New data shows that death is proportional to dose" for COVID-19. Kathryn Moffett Bradford stated on September 1, 2021 in comments at a WVU faculty meeting: “If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.” David McKinley stated on August 10, 2021 in a tweet: “Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.” Terri Bryant stated on September 21, 2021 in a radio interview: “75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois. Bloggers stated on September 26, 2021 in a website: "Millions have died from COVID injections." Instagram posts stated on September 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contains an “undisclosed ingredient. … How is informed consent possible?” Viral image stated on September 29, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The vaccination campaign” increased COVID-19 deaths by 175% in one year. Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in in Instagram posts: “Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.” Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.” 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. Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding. Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: A 13-year-old girl "is now in critical care in the hospital here in Halifax because her heart stopped right after she had a vaccine." Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in posts on social media: A funeral home used a truck to advertise the message "Don't get vaccinated." Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States." Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie faked their COVID-19 vaccinations on live television. Facebook posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: A "Liability Warning Acknowledgement Form" allows a worker to sue their company if they get injured from the COVID-19 vaccine. Steve Kirsch stated on September 14, 2021 in a tweet: "Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves." Viral image stated on September 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Peak active cases” of COVID-19 for 2020 vs. 2021 show “this is not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.'" Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination. Instagram posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.”
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Joe Biden stated on October 7, 2021 in remarks in Elk Grove Village, Ill.: People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you." TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.” 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" Kimberly Klacik stated on October 5, 2021 in an Instagram post: "It's been confirmed that the Pfizer” COVID-19 “vaccine isn't guaranteed after six months." X posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a tweet: “CDC numbers” show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate “174 times higher” than the COVID-19 death rate. YouTube videos stated on September 28, 2021 in a YouTube video: A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose. Will Cain stated on October 1, 2021 in a Fox News segment: "You are more likely, as a child, to end up in the hospital because of the vaccine than you are because of COVID. That's data from the CDC and from VAERS." 10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.” TikTok posts stated on September 2, 2021 in a TikTok post: “COVID internment camps announced in America: Tennessee governor signs EO authorizing National Guard to carry out COVID medical kidnappings.” 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.” Instagram posts stated on October 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: "New data shows that death is proportional to dose" for COVID-19. Kathryn Moffett Bradford stated on September 1, 2021 in comments at a WVU faculty meeting: “If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.” David McKinley stated on August 10, 2021 in a tweet: “Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.” Terri Bryant stated on September 21, 2021 in a radio interview: “75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois. Bloggers stated on September 26, 2021 in a website: "Millions have died from COVID injections." Instagram posts stated on September 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contains an “undisclosed ingredient. … How is informed consent possible?” Viral image stated on September 29, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The vaccination campaign” increased COVID-19 deaths by 175% in one year. Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in in Instagram posts: “Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.” Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.” 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. Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding. Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: A 13-year-old girl "is now in critical care in the hospital here in Halifax because her heart stopped right after she had a vaccine." Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in posts on social media: A funeral home used a truck to advertise the message "Don't get vaccinated." Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States." Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie faked their COVID-19 vaccinations on live television. Facebook posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: A "Liability Warning Acknowledgement Form" allows a worker to sue their company if they get injured from the COVID-19 vaccine. Steve Kirsch stated on September 14, 2021 in a tweet: "Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves." Viral image stated on September 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Peak active cases” of COVID-19 for 2020 vs. 2021 show “this is not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.'" Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination. Instagram posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.”
Joe Biden stated on October 7, 2021 in remarks in Elk Grove Village, Ill.: People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you."
TikTok posts stated on September 5, 2021 in a TikTok post: “Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.”
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"
Kimberly Klacik stated on October 5, 2021 in an Instagram post: "It's been confirmed that the Pfizer” COVID-19 “vaccine isn't guaranteed after six months."
X posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a tweet: “CDC numbers” show that among children, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines have a death rate “174 times higher” than the COVID-19 death rate.
YouTube videos stated on September 28, 2021 in a YouTube video: A person’s immune system “tanks” after their second COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Will Cain stated on October 1, 2021 in a Fox News segment: "You are more likely, as a child, to end up in the hospital because of the vaccine than you are because of COVID. That's data from the CDC and from VAERS."
10 GOP Louisiana Lawmakers stated on September 29, 2021 in a letter to the governor of Louisiana: “There is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19.”
TikTok posts stated on September 2, 2021 in a TikTok post: “COVID internment camps announced in America: Tennessee governor signs EO authorizing National Guard to carry out COVID medical kidnappings.”
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.”
Instagram posts stated on October 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: "New data shows that death is proportional to dose" for COVID-19.
Kathryn Moffett Bradford stated on September 1, 2021 in comments at a WVU faculty meeting: “If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.”
David McKinley stated on August 10, 2021 in a tweet: “Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.”
Terri Bryant stated on September 21, 2021 in a radio interview: “75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois.
Instagram posts stated on September 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contains an “undisclosed ingredient. … How is informed consent possible?”
Viral image stated on September 29, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The vaccination campaign” increased COVID-19 deaths by 175% in one year.
Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in in Instagram posts: “Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.”
Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.”
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.
Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: VAERS reports show that babies whose mothers got the COVID-19 vaccine died after breastfeeding.
Instagram posts stated on September 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: A 13-year-old girl "is now in critical care in the hospital here in Halifax because her heart stopped right after she had a vaccine."
Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in posts on social media: A funeral home used a truck to advertise the message "Don't get vaccinated."
Instagram posts stated on September 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Breaking news — US Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination in the United States."
Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie faked their COVID-19 vaccinations on live television.
Facebook posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: A "Liability Warning Acknowledgement Form" allows a worker to sue their company if they get injured from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Steve Kirsch stated on September 14, 2021 in a tweet: "Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves."
Viral image stated on September 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Peak active cases” of COVID-19 for 2020 vs. 2021 show “this is not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.'"
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Hundreds of thousands died after taking the advice of these celebrities,” who are “aiding and abetting mass murder” by advocating COVID-19 vaccination.
Instagram posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.”
