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Latest Fact-Checks In Public Health

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 7, 2021 remarks in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
People who are vaccinated for the coronavirus “cannot spread it to you."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 5, 2021 a TikTok post
“Paris police beat a woman for shopping at a mall with no vaccine passport.”
Half-True
By Gabrielle Settles • October 12, 2021
The Gateway Pundit
The Gateway Pundit
stated on August 29, 2021 an Instagram post
“New Israeli study finds fully vaccinated people are at ‘greater risk of hospitalization’ and 13 times more likely to catch COVID-19 than those who have recovered and have natural immunity.”
Half-True
September 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2021 a Facebook post
“Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports.
Half-True
August 25, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 12, 2021 an Instagram post
“Mayo Clinic study shows Pfizer vaccine dropped to 42% effective.”
Half-True
August 17, 2021
Erin Marie Olszewski
Erin Marie Olszewski
stated on August 2, 2021 an Instagram post
“It’s not unusual for hospitals to sit at max or near max capacity on any given day.”
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By Madison Czopek • August 11, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 4, 2021 a viral image
"I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?"
Half-True
August 9, 2021
Steve Deace
Steve Deace
stated on August 2, 2021 a Facebook post
Sweden had few COVID deaths in July, despite low vaccination rates, relaxed lockdown rules and low mask compliance.
Half-True
August 6, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 30, 2021 an Instagram post
Four pharmaceutical companies have questionable track records that suggest their COVID-19 vaccines aren’t safe.
Half-True
July 8, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 20, 2021 an Instagram post
A video shows “Dems caught not wearing masks” at the White House.
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • May 24, 2021
Jeffrey Zients
Jeffrey Zients
stated on May 9, 2021 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union"
“The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2021 a Facebook post
Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus.
Half-True
April 23, 2021
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on April 13, 2021 a TV interview
“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 18, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on March 30, 2021 Twitter
“It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.”
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By Eric Litke • April 2, 2021
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 9, 2021 a State of the State Address
“California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2021
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on February 10, 2021 Twitter
"Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • March 5, 2021
Mark Born
Mark Born
stated on January 12, 2021 Twitter
"The committee that advises @GovEvers and his department tasked with leading during this pandemic is recommending allowing prisoners to receive the vaccine before 65 year old grandma?”
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By D.L. Davis • February 11, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 31, 2021 a Facebook post
“A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time.”
Half-True
February 5, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 3, 2021 a Facebook post
“Dems Pass Bill to Vaccinate Children Without Parental Knowledge, Consent.”
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By Samantha Putterman • January 6, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 7, 2020 a Facebook post
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused four of the eight “deadliest days in American history.”
Half-True
December 11, 2020
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