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Latest Fact-Checks In Public Health

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 17, 2020 a speech:
The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that."
False
By Bill McCarthy • August 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 a post on Facebook:
“As of the last 24 hours this is the protocol regarding masks: Masks should only be used by healthcare workers, caretakers or by people who are sick with symptoms like fever and cough.”
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 5, 2020 a post on Facebook:
Says series of 11 photos are “from the 1918 flu pandemic.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • August 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Herd immunity has been reached.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • August 7, 2020
Brett Giroir
Brett Giroir
stated on July 26, 2020 an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”:
“Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.”
Mostly True
By Julie Appleby • August 4, 2020
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 28, 2020 an MSNBC interview:
“You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 23, 2020 a Facebook post:
A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 31, 2020
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on July 24, 2020 a news release:
Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks."
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • July 31, 2020
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on July 30, 2020 a news release:
Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.”
False
By Eric Litke • July 30, 2020
Michael Schraa
Michael Schraa
stated on July 24, 2020 Interview:
Says wearing masks has been “proven ineffective.”
False
By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 18, 2020 a Facebook post:
“American coronavirus vaccine killed five Ukrainians.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 27, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says the NIH “15 years ago published a study on chloroquine. It is effective against COVID-(1).”
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 29, 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
Stella Immanuel
Stella Immanuel
stated on July 27, 2020 a press conference:
“This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. I know you people want to talk about a mask. Hello? You don’t need (a) mask. There is a cure.”
False
By Daniel Funke • July 28, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 21, 2020 a viral image:
The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000.
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 27, 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
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on July 21, 2020 an episode of his TV show:
The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • July 27, 2020
Majority Forward
Majority Forward
stated on July 24, 2020 a television ad:
Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.”
False
By Paul Specht • July 25, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 20, 2020 an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC:
“I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2020
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