Facebook users are claiming there ‘is no’ coronavirus. That’s ridiculously wrong
By Daniel Funke
March 19, 2020 Says "there is no" COVID-19 virus.
Conspiracy theory falsely connects George Soros to COVID-19
By Daniel Funke
March 19, 2020 "George Soros owns the WuXi PHARMA LAB located in Wuhan, China where COVID-19 was developed and conveniently Broke Out."
Vegan Instagram accounts spread misinformation about COVID-19
By Daniel Funke
March 18, 2020 "COVID-19 started because we eat animals."
Social posts are misinterpreting a federal disaster relief law to push a hoax about a US quarantine
By Daniel Funke
March 17, 2020 President Donald Trump “will evoke (sic) what is called the Stafford act” and “order a two week mandatory quarantine for the nation.”
Celebrities are sharing a misleading post about Trump’s response to coronavirus
Says Donald Trump “cut funding to the CDC,” “fired the Pandemic Response Team,” “refused WHO tests” and “wasted two weeks calling this outbreak a ‘Democrat…
Fact-checking a chain message about a national quarantine on iMessage, WhatsApp
By Daniel Funke
March 17, 2020 Donald Trump is “announcing tomorrow that the US is going into quarantine for the next 14 days.”
Ad Watch: Biden video twists Trump’s words on coronavirus
By Daniel Funke
March 15, 2020 Video shows President Donald Trump saying COVID-19 is Democrats’ “new hoax.”
Fox & Friends host says now is ‘the safest time to fly.’ It’s not
By Daniel Funke
March 13, 2020 “It’s actually the safest time to fly.”
Yes, Biden did call voters a ‘damn liar,’ a ‘lying dog-faced pony soldier’ and ‘full of s—’
By Daniel Funke
March 12, 2020 Says Joe Biden “attacked voters this primary,” saying “damn liar,” “full of s---” and “dog-faced pony soldier.”
Drinking water does not prevent coronavirus infection
By Daniel Funke
March 11, 2020 If the coronavirus gets in your mouth, "drinking water or other liquids will WASH them down through your esophagus and into the stomach. Once there…
Sun exposure does not kill the coronavirus
By Daniel Funke
March 11, 2020 "Being exposed to the sun for two hours" kills the 2019 coronavirus.
Are you more likely to die from the flu than coronavirus? It’s complicated
By Daniel Funke
March 10, 2020 “You’re more likely to die of influenza right now” than the 2019 coronavirus.