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Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post:
In President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, fentanyl seizures saved “119 million” to “258 million” lives.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 1, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on March 4, 2025 in a Fox Nation interview:
“A lot of studies” show that getting measles "boosts your immune system later in life against cancers, atopic diseases, cardiac disease."
False
By Jeff Cercone • March 19, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on February 25, 2025 in a Threads post:
“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • February 28, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:
A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 20, 2025 in a Facebook post:
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote on X, “In my first 6 months as HHS secretary … I’ll ban chemtrails.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 26, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2025 in Facebook posts:
Video shows X owner Elon Musk promoted a “bedtime trick” to cure diabetes.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 19, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 4, 2025 in social media posts:
Bill Gates said, “Defunding USAID will bring about another mystery illness across the world.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 12, 2025
Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt
stated on January 28, 2025 in White House press briefing:
The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.”
Half-True
By Jeff Cercone • January 30, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 26, 2025 in Facebook posts:
“Pfizer just released its list of side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • January 30, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
Half-True
By Sara Swann • January 30, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 4, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram:
“China declara estado de emergencia por brote masivo de virus mortales”.
False
By Sara Swann, Marta Campabadal Graus • January 9, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 3, 2025 in a post:
China has “a mystery disease outbreak” and has declared a “state of emergency.”
False
By Sara Swann • January 7, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:
El doctor Juan Rivera revela "un nuevo truco natural" con ajo y limón para la diabetes.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 7, 2025
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 17, 2024 in TV interview:
“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”
False
By Madeline Heim • January 2, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:
RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 30, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2024 in a video on Facebook:
Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 17, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 6, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"Vaccine researcher Peter Hotez says multiple viruses will be unleashed on America the day after Trump takes office."
False
By Jeff Cercone • December 6, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 15, 2024 in a photo:
Smallpox was “never eradicated, it’s held in check by vaccines,” and RFK Jr. would eliminate coverage for the smallpox vaccine.
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • November 27, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 26, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“The CDC says that little 6 month old babies must get SEVEN doses of the Covid vaccine in order to be considered fully ‘up to date’ on their vaccinations.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • November 27, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 7, 2024 in Instagram posts:
“2,038 suicides have been reported (Nov. 6) following Donald Trump’s election win.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • November 8, 2024
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