Coronavirus

Since its outbreak in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, the virus officially known as SARS-CoV-2 and the disease COVID-19 have spread rapidly — and so has misinformation.​ PolitiFact has fact-checked a lot of popular social media posts about the virus, including fake coronavirus cures, false news reports and conspiracy theories about the spread. Have a question about COVID-19 that we haven’t answered yet? Send it to truthometer@politifact.com.

Scorecard

True
0% 54 Checks
Mostly True
0% 84 Checks
Half True
0% 0 Checks
Mostly False
0% 208 Checks
False
0% 876 Checks
Pants on Fire
0% 234 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Coronavirus

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 21, 2025 in a press gaggle on Air Force One:
Small children are given "80 different vaccines."
False
September 26, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on September 4, 2025 in a Senate Finance Committee hearing:
“Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mostly False
September 4, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on May 20, 2025 in posts:
Former President Joe Biden’s cancer is a form of “turbo cancer” caused by mRNA vaccines.
False
May 20, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Says Cleveland Clinic said, “Millions of COVID-vaxxed will die within ‘5 years.’”
False
April 4, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 26, 2025 in Facebook posts:
“Pfizer just released its list of side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine.”
False
January 30, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“The true nature of cancer is a parasite, hence why, Ivermectin, in conjunction with mebendazole, and (fenbendazole) is so effective.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • December 30, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 10, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Ivermectin is a treatment after Covid and after vaccination, it is an effective medicine in all phases of Covid 19.”
False
December 19, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2024 in a post:
Fox News commentator Dr. Kelly Powers died from “turbo cancer” caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
False
By Sara Swann • December 6, 2024
Jeffrey Barke
Jeffrey Barke
stated on August 23, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration.
False
August 27, 2024
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on August 6, 2024 in a Threads post:
“During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.”
Mostly False
August 14, 2024
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