Latest Fact Checks By Daniel Funke

Conservative pundits share false claim about Black Lives Matter, ActBlue

By Daniel Funke

June 12, 2020

“All money donated to Black Lives Matter goes directly to Act Blue, a Democrat Super PAC that then feeds the money to Democrat candidates.”

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NFL is not planning to fly a Black Lives Matter flag at games

By Daniel Funke

June 12, 2020

NFL will fly a “‘Black Lives Matter’ flag under the American flag at games.”

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WHO comment sparks ‘I-told-you-so’ about coronavirus spread

By Daniel Funke

June 11, 2020

The World Health Organization “now admits that asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 is very rare.”

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Vietnam memorial was not vandalized by Black Lives Matter protesters

By Daniel Funke

June 4, 2020

Says a photo shows a memorial vandalized by Black Lives Matter protesters.

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TikTok video misleads on police shooting data

By Daniel Funke

June 3, 2020

Data show that more white people than Black people are shot and killed by police.

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Fact-checking theories about bricks and Black Lives Matter protests

By Daniel Funke

June 3, 2020

“Piles of bricks are being staged in cities around the country, indicating riots are planned.”

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How a false conspiracy theory about a Washington communications blackout went viral on Twitter

By Daniel Funke

June 2, 2020

Says officials in Washington, D.C., are “jamming all communications.”

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Suspended Twitter account fans misinformation about antifa, George Floyd protests

By Daniel Funke

June 1, 2020

“Antifa is warning that tonight they're moving out of the cities - and into residential areas to 'take what's ours.'”

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Conspiracy theory falsely claims George Floyd’s death was staged

By Daniel Funke

May 29, 2020

The death of George Floyd was a "staged event."

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer did not spend May 20 at her vacation home

By Daniel Funke

May 27, 2020

Says Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s family spent May 20 at her second home, breaking her own stay-at-home orders.

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Hydroxychloroquine is not proven to treat COVID-19 or radiation sickness

By Daniel Funke

May 19, 2020

“Hydroxychloroquine cures this ‘virus.’ It just so happens this is the treatment used for radiation sickness!!”

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No evidence the Gates Foundation will profit from a coronavirus vaccine

By Daniel Funke

May 14, 2020

Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K.

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