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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2023 a video:
A video proves that “our own government is acknowledging that they’re spraying the skies” with toxic chemicals.
False
By Jeff Cercone • April 20, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 13, 2023 a speech to the Irish parliament:
“Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 14, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2023 a Facebook post:
HIV is not contagious.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • April 13, 2023
Alliance Defending Freedom
Alliance Defending Freedom
stated on March 27, 2023 a Facebook post:
Abortion pills are dangerous and “1 in 5 women will suffer a complication.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 13, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2023 a Facebook post:
Lead paint was not banned to protect children’s health, but because it would protect people from radiation.
False
By Jeff Cercone • April 13, 2023
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on April 3, 2023 a tweet:
“The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 31, 2023 an Instagram post:
Report proves that COVID-19 vaccines caused 300,000 excess deaths in 2022.
False
By Jeff Cercone • April 6, 2023
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on March 10, 2023 a news release:
Sullivan County “has the highest opioid death rate in all of New York state” yet “it’s the only county in the Hudson Valley not included in the federal High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program.
Mostly True
By Conor Amendola • April 4, 2023
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 22, 2023 a statement:
Gov. Ron DeSantis sealed "all beaches" in Florida.
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • April 3, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 16, 2023 an Instagram post:
“BREAKING: ANTHONY FAUCI is set to be arrested!!!”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 20, 2023
Walgreens
Walgreens
stated on March 6, 2023 a statement:
Walgreens’ position “has always been” to “dispense Mifepristone in any jurisdiction where it is legally permissible to do so.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • March 15, 2023
Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on February 3, 2023 a news release:
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposes to “ban chocolate milk.”
Mostly True
By Cameron Carr, Marnique O. Panepento • March 8, 2023
Matt Walsh
Matt Walsh
stated on February 8, 2023 a Tennessee State House Committee Hearing:
“The youth suicide rate has increased exponentially alongside trans affirmation. Trans affirmation causes the suicide rate, not the other way around.”
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • March 8, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 26, 2023 an Instagram post:
Rifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 28, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2023 a video on Facebook:
Drinking or using tap water treated with chlorine is dangerous because “chlorine is a poison.”
False
By Sara Swann • February 28, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 20, 2023 an Instagram post:
“Because the Covid shots are still manufactured under the Emergency Use Authorization, they can change up to 49% of the ingredients without FDA approval."
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 22, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 19, 2023 Instagram posts:
"Biden admin negotiates deal to give WHO authority over US pandemic policies.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • February 21, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2023 a Facebook post:
The dog dewormer fenbendazole can cure cancer in humans.
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2023
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on February 12, 2023 Instagram posts:
At the World Economic Forum, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel admitted that his company produced 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2019, before the pandemic started.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 17, 2023
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on February 7, 2023 a Facebook post:
"Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S.
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Jeff Cercone • February 10, 2023
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