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stated on August 7, 2021 in a viral image:
Suggests a suspicious link between the COVID-19 delta variant and company named Delta that works in 5G.
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 10, 2021
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stated on August 8, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 10, 2021
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stated on August 4, 2021 in a viral image:
"I will need to show proof to do anything indoors in” New York City, “but not when I vote?"
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on July 18, 2021 in a TikTok video:
“The Vaccine Adverse Event Recording System shows that 5,946 people have died because of the” COVID-19 vaccine.
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2021
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stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image:
Unvaccinated people “are making the vaccinated people sick and die, but the unvaccinated people are not dead or sick.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2021
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stated on August 5, 2021 in a viral image:
Says there are fewer than 2,000 confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S.
False
By Aaron Sharockman, Tom Kertscher • August 9, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on August 3, 2021 in an Instagram post:
The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups.
False
By Jason Asenso • August 6, 2021
Steve Deace
Steve Deace
stated on August 2, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Sweden had few COVID deaths in July, despite low vaccination rates, relaxed lockdown rules and low mask compliance.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 6, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference:
Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.”
False
By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde • August 6, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits."
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 5, 2021
Bob Good
Bob Good
stated on July 26, 2021 in a Facebook post.:
“Wearing masks has not been demonstrated to make a significant impact in preventing the spread of COVID.”
False
By Warren Fiske • August 5, 2021
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Viral image
stated on August 2, 2021 in a viral image:
It’s safer to be unvaccinated than vaccinated against COVID-19.
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Ivermectin caused a substantial decrease in the excess mortality rate in Mexico.
False
By Michael Majchrowicz • August 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Fauci just told us they found a (coronavirus) variant that ‘evades the test.’”
False
By Andy Nguyen • August 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The best way to avoid COVID altogether is to exercise, eat healthy and let your immune system beat it naturally.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 28, 2021 in a post on Facebook:
“Thanks to (Israel's) sacrifice, we now know that natural immunity is far superior with 1% experiencing re-infection while 40% of new cases were previously vx'd."
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • August 2, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 25, 2021 in social media:
CDC "will revoke the emergency use authorization" of the PCR COVID tests because those tests don't differentiate between COVID and flu viruses. "Translation: They've been adding flu cases to Covid cases when using that test.”
False
By Victoria Knight • July 30, 2021
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Viral image
stated on July 29, 2021 in a tweet:
“George Washington mandated smallpox vaccines for the Continental Army.”
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • July 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.”
False
By Andy Nguyen • July 29, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on July 26, 2021 in a tweet:
Says Joe Biden “is restricting travel for Americans into Mexico, but is keeping the border wide open for illegal aliens to walk right into our country.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 28, 2021
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