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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2026 an X post
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 7, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on November 6, 2025 an X post
“RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.”
False
By Maria Briceño • November 7, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on May 20, 2025 X posts
The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • May 22, 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
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 17, 2024 TV interview
“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”
False
By Madeline Heim • January 2, 2025
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on October 7, 2024 an interview
“We have cut the flow of fentanyl by half.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 11, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2024 a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris “even wants to legalize fentanyl.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 1, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on August 13, 2024 Public appearance
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “has done absolutely nothing” about the fentanyl crisis.
False
By Laura Schulte • August 22, 2024
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 18, 2024 a Facebook post
“Justin Timberlake allegedly had traces of molly, poppers, Truvada, and coke in his bloodstream following his DWI arrest in New York.”
False
June 21, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2024 a Facebook post
Tennessee has become the first state in the U.S. to ban Bill Gates’ mRNA from being pumped into the food supply.
False
April 11, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 26, 2024 an Instagram post
The government did more to stop the distribution of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine than to stop the distribution of fentanyl.
False
February 29, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 11, 2023 a rally in New Hampshire
New Hampshire has “a worse drug problem per capita than any other state."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 15, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 27, 2023 a video shared on Instagram
“New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.”
False
By Madison Czopek • November 3, 2023
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 31, 2023 an X post
Rainbow fentanyl is a threat to children on Halloween.
False
By Sara Swann • October 31, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 27, 2023 Facebook posts
Justin Trudeau’s plane was filled with cocaine when he landed in India for the G20 summit.
False
By Maria Briceño • October 11, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 20, 2023 a Facebook post
Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles.
False
July 21, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on July 11, 2023 an Instagram post
Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.”
False
July 13, 2023
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Instagram posts
stated on June 5, 2023 an Instagram post
“Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • June 9, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 24, 2023 a Facebook post
The U.S. "takes 87% of all the prescription medications in the world."
False
June 1, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 16, 2023 a Facebook post
“When fentanyl burns it smells like popcorn.”
False
By Sara Swann • April 28, 2023
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