Latest False 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 Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!” Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.” Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!" Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Oklahoma 100% coronavirus test rate after Trump Tulsa rally.” Chris Kapenga stated on June 29, 2020 in a TV interview: “The (COVID-19) cases are going up, but it's because the testing is going up.” Viral image stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Four kids who took the coronavirus vaccine died immediately.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.” Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.” Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Police officer is “the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Gov. Gavin Newsom “has no legal authority” to make wearing face coverings mandatory in California. Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Six months before the COVID ‘plandemic,’ Bill Gates had negotiated a $100 billion contact tracing deal with (the) Democratic congressman sponsor of bill.” Mike Pence stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks at the White House: "In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously." Facebook posts stated on June 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wearing masks for the coronavirus “decreases oxygen intake, increases toxin inhalation, shuts down immune system, increases virus risk, scientifically inaccurate, effectiveness not studied.” Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Italy “went against the WHO's ‘law’” against COVID-19 autopsies and “discovered covid is not a virus, but a bacterium” that “clots the blood and reduces the oxygen saturation.” Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a warning label on a box of disposable masks shows that they are ineffective at protecting against the spread of COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2020 in a blog post: “Bill Gates Explains That The COVID Vaccine Will Use Experimental Technology And Permanently Alter Your DNA” Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says wearing face masks is more harmful to your health than going without one. Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them. Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not. Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.” Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.” South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure. Dan Forest stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: "We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19." Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied."
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Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!” Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.” Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!" Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Oklahoma 100% coronavirus test rate after Trump Tulsa rally.” Chris Kapenga stated on June 29, 2020 in a TV interview: “The (COVID-19) cases are going up, but it's because the testing is going up.” Viral image stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Four kids who took the coronavirus vaccine died immediately.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.” Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.” Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Police officer is “the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession.” Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Gov. Gavin Newsom “has no legal authority” to make wearing face coverings mandatory in California. Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Six months before the COVID ‘plandemic,’ Bill Gates had negotiated a $100 billion contact tracing deal with (the) Democratic congressman sponsor of bill.” Mike Pence stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks at the White House: "In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously." Facebook posts stated on June 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wearing masks for the coronavirus “decreases oxygen intake, increases toxin inhalation, shuts down immune system, increases virus risk, scientifically inaccurate, effectiveness not studied.” Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Italy “went against the WHO's ‘law’” against COVID-19 autopsies and “discovered covid is not a virus, but a bacterium” that “clots the blood and reduces the oxygen saturation.” Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a warning label on a box of disposable masks shows that they are ineffective at protecting against the spread of COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2020 in a blog post: “Bill Gates Explains That The COVID Vaccine Will Use Experimental Technology And Permanently Alter Your DNA” Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says wearing face masks is more harmful to your health than going without one. Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped. Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them. Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not. Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.” Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.” South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure. Dan Forest stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: "We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19." Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied."
Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”
Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.”
Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.”
Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.”
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!"
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Oklahoma 100% coronavirus test rate after Trump Tulsa rally.”
Chris Kapenga stated on June 29, 2020 in a TV interview: “The (COVID-19) cases are going up, but it's because the testing is going up.”
Viral image stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Four kids who took the coronavirus vaccine died immediately.”
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.”
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.”
Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Police officer is “the occupation with the highest suicide rate of any profession.”
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Gov. Gavin Newsom “has no legal authority” to make wearing face coverings mandatory in California.
Facebook posts stated on June 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Six months before the COVID ‘plandemic,’ Bill Gates had negotiated a $100 billion contact tracing deal with (the) Democratic congressman sponsor of bill.”
Mike Pence stated on June 15, 2020 in remarks at the White House: "In a very real sense, (Oklahoma has) flattened the curve. ... The number of cases in Oklahoma — it's declined precipitously."
Facebook posts stated on June 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wearing masks for the coronavirus “decreases oxygen intake, increases toxin inhalation, shuts down immune system, increases virus risk, scientifically inaccurate, effectiveness not studied.”
Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Italy “went against the WHO's ‘law’” against COVID-19 autopsies and “discovered covid is not a virus, but a bacterium” that “clots the blood and reduces the oxygen saturation.”
Facebook posts stated on May 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a warning label on a box of disposable masks shows that they are ineffective at protecting against the spread of COVID-19.
Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2020 in a blog post: “Bill Gates Explains That The COVID Vaccine Will Use Experimental Technology And Permanently Alter Your DNA”
Facebook posts stated on May 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says wearing face masks is more harmful to your health than going without one.
Facebook posts stated on May 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped.
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them.
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19.
Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not.
Janel Brandtjen stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet: Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: $100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.”
Louis Riggs stated on April 21, 2020 in an opinion piece in the Missouri Times: “Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.”
South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure.
Dan Forest stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: "We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19."
Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied."
