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Latest Fact-Checks By Ciara O'Rourke

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stated on March 4, 2020 a blog post:
Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 27, 2020 a Facebook post:
“The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 4, 2020
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stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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Instagram posts
stated on March 1, 2020 an Instagram post:
Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 28, 2020 a Facebook post:
“The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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stated on January 30, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged.
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2020
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stated on February 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 25, 2020 a blog post:
“Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
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stated on February 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 25, 2020 a blog post:
Says a Michigan funeral home employee was “cremated by mistake while taking a nap.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2020
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stated on February 18, 2020 a YouTube post:
Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 25, 2020
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stated on February 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
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stated on January 16, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
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stated on February 13, 2020 a tweet:
Says a photo shows the height difference between Donald Trump and Mike Bloomberg.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
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stated on February 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a photo shows an elephant carrying a lion cub to a pool of water so it wouldn’t die.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 20, 2020
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