Latest Fact-Checks In Coronavirus

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Facebook posts
stated on January 19, 2022 a Facebook post
COVID spelled backward is “divoc” which means "possession of the evil spirit" in Hebrew.
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By Samantha Putterman • February 11, 2022
Dave McCormick
Dave McCormick
stated on January 31, 2022 an ad
“We all know China created COVID.”
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February 11, 2022
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Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2022 post on Facebook
Says a Washington Post headline and graphic about COVID-19 deaths are misleading.
False
February 11, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 29, 2022 a blog post
In England, “official data shows children are up to 52 times more likely to die following COVID-19 vaccination than unvaccinated children.”
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By Sara Swann • February 11, 2022
Nicole Sirotek
Nicole Sirotek
stated on January 25, 2022 a speech
Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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By Gabrielle Settles • February 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2022 a Facebook post
Says C.S. Lewis wrote, “They believed blindly everything they heard or read in the papers. They gave up their freedoms.”
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February 10, 2022
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Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2022 a Facebook post
Comedian Heather McDonald collapsed on stage as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine.
False
February 9, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2022 a Facebook post
“Fifty percent of the Ottawa police force have all turned in their resignation.”
False
February 8, 2022
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Facebook posts
stated on February 7, 2022 a Facebook post
The federal government requires “COVID passports to visit the movies.”
False
February 8, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 28, 2022 a Facebook post
Joe Biden gave his used face mask to Stephen Breyer.
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February 8, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2022 a post
Turkey, Brazil, Britain, Sweden, Spain, Czech Republic, Mexico, El Salvador, Japan and Singapore canceled all COVID-19 quarantine procedures, testing and compulsory vaccination and are considering COVID-19 “just a seasonal flu.”
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By Monique Curet • February 7, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2022 an article
“Few, If Any, Doses of Spikevax or Comirnaty Available in United States, Despite FDA Approvals”
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By Monique Curet • February 4, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2022 a Facebook post
Says Johns Hopkins virologist "James Kelly" said the COVID-19 vaccine “discriminates, divides, and judges society as it is.”
False
February 3, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on January 31, 2022 Twitter posts
Research from Japan shows “ivermectin is effective against omicron in Phase III trial.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • February 2, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 29, 2022 a Facebook post
‘The Simpsons’ predicted Canada’s trucker convoy protest.
False
February 2, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 25, 2022 an Instagram post
“The convoy in Canada has made the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest convoy.”
False
February 2, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 30, 2022 a Facebook post
Picture shows the “Freedom Convoy” trucks in Canada.
False
February 2, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2022 an article
"British data show the COVID shots are an abysmal failure, as COVID infection rates in the U.K. are higher among the ‘fully vaccinated’ in all adult cohorts.”
False
By Monique Curet • February 1, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2022 a Facebook post
Says Jen Psaki said in January 2022 that people will start seeing direct deposits in their bank account this weekend and payments to eligible Americans will continue for several weeks.
False
February 1, 2022
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 26, 2022 a blog post
The CDC staged “the ‘escaping monkeys’ as a cover story for releasing the next bioweapon.”
False
January 31, 2022
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