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 Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates admits his COVID-19 vaccine might kill nearly 1 million people.” 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 May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.” 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.” Coalition for the Homeless stated on April 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.” 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.” Jeff Shipley stated on April 28, 2020 in a Tweet: Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.” 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. Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.” Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the current survival rate for COVID-19 in the U.S. is “98.54%” 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." Bloggers stated on April 27, 2020 in an article: Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.” Tom McClintock stated on April 29, 2020 in an interview on CapRadio's Insight program.: “The flu killed 80,000 Americans last year according to the CDC.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of." Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.” Viral image stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a “Center for Global Population Reduction” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters. Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.” Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2020 in Facebook post: Homeless people are immune to COVID-19 Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives." Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks. Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
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Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates admits his COVID-19 vaccine might kill nearly 1 million people.” 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 May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.” 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.” Coalition for the Homeless stated on April 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.” 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.” Jeff Shipley stated on April 28, 2020 in a Tweet: Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.” 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. Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.” Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the current survival rate for COVID-19 in the U.S. is “98.54%” 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." Bloggers stated on April 27, 2020 in an article: Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.” Tom McClintock stated on April 29, 2020 in an interview on CapRadio's Insight program.: “The flu killed 80,000 Americans last year according to the CDC.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of." Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.” Viral image stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a “Center for Global Population Reduction” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters. Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.” Facebook posts stated on April 21, 2020 in Facebook post: Homeless people are immune to COVID-19 Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives." Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks. Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.” Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
Facebook posts stated on April 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates admits his COVID-19 vaccine might kill nearly 1 million people.”
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 May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.”
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.”
Coalition for the Homeless stated on April 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.”
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.”
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.”
Jeff Shipley stated on April 28, 2020 in a Tweet: Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.”
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.
Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.”
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the current survival rate for COVID-19 in the U.S. is “98.54%”
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."
Bloggers stated on April 27, 2020 in an article: Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.”
Tom McClintock stated on April 29, 2020 in an interview on CapRadio's Insight program.: “The flu killed 80,000 Americans last year according to the CDC.”
Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."
Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.”
Viral image stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a “Center for Global Population Reduction” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters.
Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.”
Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives."
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans.
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks.
Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!”
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.”
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
