Fact Check Posts – Page 21

Mike Parson
stated on August 18, 2020 a press conference:

“All Missouri’s high-risk areas have mask mandates in place.”

By William Skipworth • October 6, 2020

Bloggers
stated on September 16, 2020 a Facebook post:

“The government has released their initial plans to force a vaccine on everyone.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • October 6, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on September 17, 2020 a CNN town hall:

"If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm not making this up. Just look at the data."

By Bill McCarthy • September 18, 2020

YouTube videos
stated on July 2, 2020 a YouTube video:

“Bill Gates says you don't have a choice to be vaccinated or not.”

By Noah Y. Kim • September 18, 2020

Scott Perry
stated on August 31, 2020 an ad:

Says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Eugene DePasquale support "socialized medicine," the Green New Deal and defunding the police.

By Tom Kertscher • September 10, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on September 2, 2020 a speech in Wilmington, Del.:

Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act.

By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2020

Tommy Tuberville
stated on August 17, 2020 an interview:

Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”

By Tom Kertscher • August 19, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2020 a speech:

The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that."

By Bill McCarthy • August 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 a post on Facebook:

“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”

By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2020 a Facebook post:

“Herd immunity has been reached.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 7, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 23, 2020 a Facebook post:

A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.”

By Tom Kertscher • July 31, 2020

Van Wanggaard
stated on July 30, 2020 a news release:

Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.”

By Eric Litke • July 30, 2020

Michael Schraa
stated on July 24, 2020 Interview:

Says wearing masks has been “proven ineffective.”

By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 18, 2020 a Facebook post:

“American coronavirus vaccine killed five Ukrainians.”

By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 27, 2020 a Facebook post:

Says the NIH “15 years ago published a study on chloroquine. It is effective against COVID-(1).”

By Samantha Putterman • July 29, 2020

Stella Immanuel
stated on July 27, 2020 a press conference:

“This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. I know you people want to talk about a mask. Hello? You don’t need (a) mask. There is a cure.”

By Daniel Funke • July 28, 2020

Viral image
stated on July 21, 2020 a viral image:

The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000.

By Tom Kertscher • July 27, 2020

Sean Hannity
stated on July 21, 2020 an episode of his TV show:

The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.”

By Bill McCarthy • July 27, 2020

Majority Forward
stated on July 24, 2020 a television ad:

Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.”

By Paul Specht • July 25, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on July 19, 2020 an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace:

“We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19.

By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2020

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