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stated on 2020-04-16 a Facebook post:
Says Democrats are on vacation until May 4 and “refuse to come back” to sign a bill to help small businesses.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 21, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-10 a Facebook post:
Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 21, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-19 a Facebook post:
A photo taken by a journalist showing a beach in Jacksonville, Fla., isn't from after the government reopened the beach as news reports have claimed.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 21, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-19 a Facebook post:
“My wife is suffering from coronavirus and she is pregnant. The doctor said she won’t survive it.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 21, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-17 a Facebook post:
Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases
False
By Eric Litke • April 21, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-18 a Facebook post:
“The poor are, ironically, the most likely to be employed in the industries deemed ‘essential’ while their upper-class peers are freed to bunker down for weeks until the first death wave passes.”
True
By Jessica Calefati • April 21, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-19 an image:
Says a photo shows the "SAME EXACT PEOPLE" at "two different beaches" in Los Angeles County and Jacksonville, Fla.
False
By Daniel Funke • April 20, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-19 a Facebook post:
News photo from stay-at-home protest was doctored to add Confederate flag.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • April 20, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-01 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi tweeted that she was disgusted with Donald Trump over taxes
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 20, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-14 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 20, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-10 a Twitter post:
“Per order from @GovWhitmer, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 17, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-03 a Facebook post:
Walmart is adopting a staggered shopping schedule by age group during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 17, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-09 a Facebook post:
Says Nancy Pelosi called Social Security recipients “leeches” and “burdens on society.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 17, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-16 a post on Facebook:
“Africans living in China now being forced to sleep outside in the cold” as “Chinese nationals blame them for the rising number of new coronavirus cases in the country.”
True
By Tom Kertscher • April 16, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-31 posts on the Internet:
If you ask Amazon’s Alexa about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, it says “the government planned” it.
False
By Patrick Orsagos • April 16, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-09 a Facebook post:
Says all Vegas hotels but Trump’s have donated food, rooms in COVID response.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 16, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-12 an image:
Says Dr. Anthony Fauci “stands to lose 100 million dollars on Bill Gates ‘vaccine’ for the coronavirus. Because he invested in this vaccine.”
False
By Daniel Funke • April 15, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-12 a Facebook post:
Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 15, 2020
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stated on 2020-04-05 a Facebook post:
Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2020
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stated on 2020-03-26 a Facebook post:
A photo shows two Italian nurses in a hospital a few days before they got COVID-19 and died.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2020
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