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Latest Fact-Checks In Public Health

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 3, 2020 an interview with CNN
"People have lost faith in the ability of the vaccine to work. Already, the numbers are really staggeringly low."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2020
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on November 30, 2020 a press conference
“The states that are locked down are increasing at twice the rate we are” in Florida
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2020
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on November 5, 2020 an ad
Says Kelly Loeffler is "for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic."
Half-True
November 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 22, 2020 a Facebook post
"World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 27, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 7, 2020 a press conference
"Under Operation Warp Speed, we’ve pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 24, 2020 social media posts
Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • July 28, 2020
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on July 10, 2020 a tweet
“Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.”
Half-True
By Patrick Orsagos • July 27, 2020
League of Conservation Voters
League of Conservation Voters
stated on May 18, 2020 TV ad
Says Donald Trump has opposed plans to clean up “Toxic chemicals that cause cancer (that) are in the water …. (and) put Wisconsin at risk.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • June 12, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 24, 2020 a tweet
“Cases, numbers and deaths (of COVID-19) are going down all over the Country!”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2020
Iowa Democratic Party
Iowa Democratic Party
stated on April 21, 2020 an online statement
Says Joni Ernst "claims she ‘pushed for’ new funding for hospitals and COVID-19 testing after opposing It for weeks.”
Half-True
May 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 9, 2020 a Facebook post
“It’s not that there’s a virus shield between Canada (4,500 deaths) and the U.S. (80,000 deaths). What exists is a difference in leadership.”
Half-True
May 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2020 a Facebook post
Says the current survival rate for COVID-19 in the U.S. is “98.54%”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • May 7, 2020
Franklin Graham
Franklin Graham
stated on April 17, 2020 a Facebook post
Even with no shutdown, Sweden has a lower COVID-19 infection rate than UK, Italy and Spain.
Half-True
April 24, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on April 16, 2020 a statement
“Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • April 23, 2020
Lovely Warren
Lovely Warren
stated on April 8, 2020 a press conference
Racial comparisons on coronavirus statistics in Monroe County, N.Y., show that the impact on minorities is “basically on par, a little bit up, from the population numbers,” meaning that “we don’t see that disparity as much here.”
Half-True
By Michael Hogan, Sean Mickey • April 23, 2020
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on April 20, 2020 a press conference
"Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2020 a Facebook post
Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19.
Half-True
April 21, 2020
Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on April 7, 2020 remarks at a news conference
“Illinois lags way behind all of our neighbors and certainly we’re in the bottom tier of states that are doing testing."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 15, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 5, 2020 an ABC "This Week" interview
"45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • April 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2020 a Facebook post
“Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?”
Half-True
April 6, 2020
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