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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate:
Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 11, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“MSNBC actually said on air ‘I hope enough people die from coronavirus that it harms Trump’s re-election.’”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 18, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 17, 2020 in a White House press conference:
The WHO coronavirus test “was a bad test.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 16, 2020 in a screenshot:
President Donald Trump “will evoke (sic) what is called the Stafford act” and “order a two week mandatory quarantine for the nation.”
False
By Daniel Funke • March 17, 2020
Chain message
Chain message
stated on March 16, 2020 in a text:
Donald Trump is “announcing tomorrow that the US is going into quarantine for the next 14 days.”
False
By Daniel Funke • March 17, 2020
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech:
“Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri.
False
By Jack Kosowski • March 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 16, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 12, 2020 in a post on the internet:
“The CDC can detain anyone with a fever — indefinitely. … Vaccination (is) a way people could get out of detention.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“‘The Simpsons' predicted Tom Hanks getting coronavirus in 2007.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 12, 2020 in a story:
Says Nancy Pelosi was “caught trying to include abortion funding in bill to combat coronavirus.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 16, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 13, 2020 in a viral image:
Drinking “water a lot and gargling with warm water & salt or vinegar eliminates” the coronavirus.
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 3, 2020 in a tweeted video:
Video shows President Donald Trump saying COVID-19 is Democrats’ “new hoax.”
False
By Daniel Funke • March 15, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says you can monitor yourself for COVID-19 with a breath test.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 7, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“U.S. hospitals are preparing for 96 million coronavirus infections and nearly half a million deaths, leaked documents reveal.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 13, 2020
Ainsley Earhardt
Ainsley Earhardt
stated on March 13, 2020 in the Fox & Friends show:
“It’s actually the safest time to fly.”
False
By Daniel Funke • March 13, 2020
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Viral image
stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says if you donate blood, “they HAVE to test you” for coronavirus.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 13, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
"Akira’ is a 1988 movie about an apocalyptic event taking place months before Tokyo 2020 Olympics, showing the (World Health Organization) advising Japan to postpone the Olympics because of a pandemic risk"
False
By Madison Czopek • March 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet:
A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2020
Joy Behar
Joy Behar
stated on March 9, 2020 in an episode of ABC's "The View":
“(Barack Obama) set up anti-pandemic programs in 47 vulnerable countries as a way to protect against something like the coronavirus, exactly. Do you know that Trump closed 37 of them?”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 12, 2020
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Viral image
stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 12, 2020
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