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Latest Fact-Checks By Samantha Putterman

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2020 a Facebook post
Says businesses will give you free baby formula during the coronavirus outbreak.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 23, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 13, 2020 a blog post
Says the New York Times exposed the “real reason behind coronavirus hype: Crash the market to harm Trump’s re-election chances.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 19, 2020
National Rifle Association
National Rifle Association
stated on November 25, 2019 a story
Says “Joe Biden wants to ban 9mm pistols.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 12, 2020 a story
Says Nancy Pelosi was “caught trying to include abortion funding in bill to combat coronavirus.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 16, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 12, 2020 a tweet
“During the 2009 swine flu outbreak, Biden made reckless comments unsupported by science & the experts. The Obama Admin had to clean up his mess & apologize for his ineptitude.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 7, 2020 a blog post
Says Jimmy Carter has endorsed Bernie Sanders.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 11, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on March 10, 2020 in a tweet
Says Daniel Radcliffe has the coronavirus.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 11, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 6, 2020 a story
Says Nancy Pelosi delayed coronavirus funding so “Dems could campaign on it.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • March 10, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 9, 2020 a story
Says “Joe Biden mistakes Idaho for Iowa in visit to Boise fundraiser.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 10, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says an image of a Vermont mansion is one of Bernie Sanders homes.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 6, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 27, 2020 a Facebook post
Starting in March if you travel outside of the United States you won’t be allowed back in the country “due to high risk of the coronavirus.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 6, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 3, 2020 a story
Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Quotes Sen. Lindsey Graham as saying President Trump “probably knows more about medicine and specifically viruses than any of the so-called scientists at the NIH and CDC.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2020
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on February 24, 2020 a Facebook post
Says President Donald Trump spawned the “Wuhan super virus outbreak under code name ‘zyphr.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 3, 2020
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on February 29, 2020 a YouTube video
Says the Vatican confirmed that Pope Francis and two aides tested positive for coronavirus.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 27, 2020 a Facebook post
Says the coronavirus can be slowed or stopped with the “immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 19, 2020 a Facebook post
Says an image of a pile of needles is from Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district in San Francisco.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 1, 2020 a Facebook post
PepsiCo announced Mountain Dew will be discontinued over health concerns.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says former congressman Keith Ellison “beats his girlfriend and Democrats make him the deputy chair of the DNC.”
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on January 27, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi posing and smiling in front of a Trump 2020 sign.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • February 29, 2020
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