Latest Fact-Checks In Coronavirus

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Dave McCormick
Dave McCormick
stated on January 31, 2022 an ad
“We all know China created COVID.”
False
February 11, 2022
Facebook posts
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.”
False
By Sara Swann • February 11, 2022
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on February 2, 2022 the 2022 State of the State address.
“A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.”
Mostly True
By Analisa Trofimuk • February 11, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2022 a Facebook post
Requesting a chargeback is “a better way to get back at” GoFundMe.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • February 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2022 a video
“A grand jury trial begins into crimes against humanity" involving a fabricated coronavirus pandemic.
Pants on Fire!
By Monique Curet • February 10, 2022
Nicole Sirotek
Nicole Sirotek
stated on January 25, 2022 a speech
Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • February 10, 2022
Troy Nehls
Troy Nehls
stated on February 9, 2022 an ad
"In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education."
Pants on Fire!
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.”
False
February 10, 2022
Facebook posts
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
NewsWars
NewsWars
stated on January 28, 2022 a news article
“Embalmers finding ‘strange clots’ in jabbed people”
Mostly False
February 9, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 21, 2022 campaign ad
Clips of Dr. Anthony Fauci show he “flip-flopped” on guidance for wearing masks, whether kids should be in school and whether people should change how they interact.
Mostly False
February 8, 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
Facebook posts
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.
False
February 8, 2022
Christine Drazan
Christine Drazan
stated on January 5, 2022 a Facebook post
“Governor Kate Brown wants to make Oregon’s mask mandate PERMANENT.”
Mostly True
By Gabrielle Settles • February 7, 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.”
False
By Monique Curet • February 7, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 4, 2022 a Facebook post
Binding masks to your face with gauze and wrapping pantyhose around your face and mask are now “suggestions to make your mask more ‘effective.’”
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • February 7, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on January 28, 2022 an ad
Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire."
Mostly False
February 4, 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”
False
By Monique Curet • February 4, 2022
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