Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

Widespread Facebook post blames 2006 law for US Postal Service’s financial woes

By Bill McCarthy

April 15, 2020

"The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to…

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No, this video doesn’t show Italy’s COVID-19 victims in body bags

By Bill McCarthy

April 13, 2020

Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus.

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Is China spying on you through Zoom? Charlie Kirk overstates report’s findings

By Bill McCarthy

April 7, 2020

“The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.”

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Don’t let this Facebook post scare you: Hand sanitizer is flammable, but safe when used correctly

By Bill McCarthy

April 3, 2020

“This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands…

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Yes, US shipped donated personal protective equipment to China in February

By Bill McCarthy

April 2, 2020

“On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of…

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Widespread Facebook post overstates Canadian government’s coronavirus response

By Bill McCarthy

March 25, 2020

“All schools in Canada are closed for the rest of the school year, each family will receive $950 every two weeks for the next 15…

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Drinking chloroquine fish-tank cleaner won’t stop the coronavirus. It might kill you

By Bill McCarthy

March 24, 2020

“Fish tank additive may treat coronavirus.”

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What a Kushner-linked company has to do with coronavirus testing

By Bill McCarthy

March 23, 2020

“So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.”

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No, Trump didn’t say, ‘People are dying who have never died before’

By Bill McCarthy

March 19, 2020

Says President Donald Trump said, “People are dying who have never died before.”

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Hannity wrong that health care system is ready as is for coronavirus

By Bill McCarthy

March 18, 2020

“Now, as it stands, our health care system has adequate ventilators, ICU beds, medical professionals.”

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No, the Clintons aren’t responsible for more deaths than the coronavirus

By Bill McCarthy

March 16, 2020

“Coronavirus — 22. Clintons — 39.”

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How the Utah Jazz got 58 coronavirus tests when US testing is sluggish

By Bill McCarthy

March 13, 2020

“Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”

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