Latest Fact-Checks In Public Health

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JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on September 10, 2024 an interview
“Communicable diseases like HIV and TB (tuberculosis) have skyrocketed” after Haitian migrants came to Springfield, Ohio.
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 26, 2024
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stated on September 20, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
Bill Gates dijo que "estamos tomando cosas que son ya sabes organismos genéticamente modificados y los estamos inyectando en los brazos de niños pequeños" en el contexto de las vacunas.
False
By Maria Briceño • September 26, 2024
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stated on September 17, 2024 an Instagram post
CDC warns a third of adults may die from dangerous bacteria in ramen noodles.
False
September 18, 2024
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stated on August 29, 2024 an X post
Nine Americans died from a listeria outbreak after Boar’s Head brand meat prioritized hiring “refugees” in Virginia.
False
September 3, 2024
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stated on August 25, 2024 a Facebook post
“There’s no such thing as menopause.”
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By Madison Czopek • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 26, 2024 una publicación en Instagram
El director general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud "dice que ya no es emergencia sanitaria la viruela del mono" en 2024.
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By Maria Briceño • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 21, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
El Dr. Juan Rivera lanza "una pastilla revolucionaria" para curar la diabetes.
Pants on Fire!
August 30, 2024
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stated on August 25, 2024 an Instagram post
Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus.
False
August 28, 2024
Jeffrey Barke
Jeffrey Barke
stated on August 23, 2024 an Instagram post
Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration.
False
August 27, 2024
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stated on August 16, 2024 an Instagram post
The World Health Organization ordered governments to prepare for “mega lockdown” because of an mpox strain.
False
August 20, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2024 a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina
“We’re losing 300,000 people a year to fentanyl that comes through our border. We had it down to the lowest number and now it’s worse than it’s ever been.”
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By Jacob Gardenswartz • August 16, 2024
Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk
stated on August 6, 2024 a Threads post
“During Covid, Tim Walz rationed access to monoclonal antibody treatments based on skin color.”
Mostly False
August 14, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2024 a speech at a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Vice President Kamala Harris “endorsed free taxpayer-funded government health care for all illegal aliens.”
Mostly False
By Stephanie Armour • July 31, 2024
Tim Sheehy
Tim Sheehy
stated on June 8, 2024 in a U.S. Senate candidate debate
“Elective abortions up to and including the moment of birth. Healthy, 9-month-year-old baby killed at the moment of birth. That’s what Jon Tester and the Democrats have voted for.”
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By Matt Volz • July 10, 2024
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stated on June 17, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
“En la última conferencia médica en Estados Unidos, el Dr. Juan Rivera presentó una nueva terapia que ha sido validada y demostrada efectiva para manejar el tinnitus”.
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By Maria Briceño • July 3, 2024
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stated on June 20, 2024 an Instagram post
"There were 42,000 people diagnosed with (an) STD in Houston” in one week.
False
June 28, 2024
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stated on June 18, 2024 an Instagram post
The Gates Foundation “awarded $9.5 million to UW-Madison to make H5N1 bird flu transmissible to humans.”
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By Madison Czopek • June 28, 2024
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stated on June 24, 2024 an Instagram post
"Hospitals murdered patients” with remdesivir, a drug banned from Ebola trials because of “53% kill rate.”
False
June 27, 2024
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stated on June 19, 2024 una publicación en Facebook
Video muestra a Rita Moreno hablando con Jorge Ramos sobre un "método natural" para tratar la diabetes.
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By Maria Briceño • June 24, 2024
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Threads posts
stated on June 19, 2024 a Threads post
"Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla admitted yesterday that Covid was used as a test.”
False
June 21, 2024
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