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% 114 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 a press gaggle on Air Force One
Small children are given "80 different vaccines."
False
By Grace Abels • September 26, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on September 4, 2025 a Senate Finance Committee hearing
“Everybody can get” the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mostly False
By Grace Abels, Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 4, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on May 20, 2025 posts
Former President Joe Biden’s cancer is a form of “turbo cancer” caused by mRNA vaccines.
False
By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero • May 20, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2025 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 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 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 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 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 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 a Threads post
“During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.”
Mostly False
August 14, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 30, 2024 an Instagram post
A 2019 clip from the show “Project Runway,” with a face mask and a designer named Kovid, is proof that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax.
False
By Mia Penner • July 2, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 24, 2024 an Instagram post
"Hospitals murdered patients” with remdesivir, a drug banned from Ebola trials because of “53% kill rate.”
False
June 27, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on June 19, 2024 a Threads post
"Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla admitted yesterday that Covid was used as a test.”
False
June 21, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on June 12, 2024 a post on Facebook
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals “just ruled Covid vax mandates unconstitutional.”
False
By Madison Czopek • June 18, 2024
Bret Weinstein
Bret Weinstein
stated on January 28, 2024 an Instagram post
The World Health Organization is discussing ending the First Amendment.
False
May 15, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 5, 2024 Facebook posts
COVID-19 “vaccine injuries exposed in newly uncovered data.”
False
April 17, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 9, 2024 a Facebook post
Notice from a New Jersey doctor’s office proves that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous for athletes.
False
April 12, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2024 a video
World Health Organization pandemic accord “would take away American sovereignty and give the WHO power to put in legally binding policies in America in the case of another pandemic."
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • April 10, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 26, 2024 a speech
Says Donald Trump “told Americans all they had to do was inject bleach in themselves. Just take a shot of UV light.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 28, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 20, 2024 an Instagram post
A study that found sunbathing can increase the risk of heart disease is a cover-up for the “side-effects of the vax.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 26, 2024
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Latest promises about Coronavirus

Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Use evidence to determine COVID-19 openings and closings
Biden used evidence for COVID-19 guidance, but experts say other factors likely influenced decisions | December 17, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Create a Public Health Jobs Corps
The CDC and AmeriCorps train new public health workforce, but at a limited capacity | July 9, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Get COVID-19 under control
Is COVID-19 ‘under control’ in the U.S.? Experts say yes | September 22, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Use the Defense Production Act to produce personal protective equipment
Biden administration has been using the Defense Production Act to fight the pandemic | December 22, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Increase COVID-19 testing
Biden kept his promise to increase testing capacity, even as demand for testing drops | June 10, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Implement mask mandates nationwide
Some states drop mask mandates | April 20, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
100 million COVID-19 vaccine shots for 50 million people in 100 days
58 days in, Biden reaches milestone of 100 million shots within his first 100 days | March 19, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Give small businesses a ‘restart package’ for pandemic-related openings
American Rescue Plan includes aid for small businesses, including restaurants | March 17, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Help state and local governments prevent budget shortfalls
American Rescue Plan includes $350 billion for states, localities | March 16, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
Rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO)
Biden sends letter to reverse Trump’s WHO withdrawal | January 21, 2021
Latest promises about Coronavirus