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Latest Fact-Checks In Coronavirus

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Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on May 7, 2020 an interview with Mother Jones
“Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 15, 2020
Darin LaHood
Darin LaHood
stated on May 1, 2020 a TV interview
"93% of the (COVID-19) cases in the state of Illinois have come from Chicago."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 6, 2020 an image
Gates Foundation stands to make nearly £31.5 billion on a coronavirus vaccine in U.K.
False
By Daniel Funke • May 14, 2020
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on May 6, 2020 an interview
$3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China."
False
May 14, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 23, 2020 a post on TikTok
“It’s not the coronavirus that’s killing people. It is the economy.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 14, 2020
Mike Turzai
Mike Turzai
stated on May 9, 2020 a video
“Guess what, [children are] not at risk unless they have an underlying medical issue.”
False
By Jessica Calefati • May 14, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 11, 2020 comments in the Rose Garden
“Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people, which, frankly, to me, that's perhaps the most important number there is.”
False
By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • May 13, 2020
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on May 11, 2020 an MSNBC interview
Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 13, 2020
Louis Riggs
Louis Riggs
stated on April 21, 2020 an opinion piece in the Missouri Times
“Nearly half of (Missouri) counties have not reported positive (COVID-19) cases.”
False
By Sara Dingmann • May 13, 2020
Jerome R. Corsi
Jerome R. Corsi
stated on April 28, 2020 an article
Says Dr. Anthony Fauci's name appears on "4 U.S. patents for a key glycoprotein” used to “create the current COVID-19 epidemic.”
False
By Daniel Funke • May 12, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on May 10, 2020 a tweet
Barack Obama “is the first ex-president to ever speak against his successor.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 7, 2020 a Facebook post
“Dr. Fauci sat on Microsoft’s board of directors.”
False
May 11, 2020
South West News Service
South West News Service
stated on April 24, 2020 a news story
Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure.
False
May 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “mandates restaurants reopen”
False
By Amy Sherman • May 8, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 20, 2020 a Facebook post
“New autopsy reports suggest Jeffrey Epstein most likely died from COVID-19 complications.”
False
May 8, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 8, 2020 a blog post
Says Mike Pence was caught on a hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE to a nursing home and pretended they were heavy.
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 8, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 6, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows Brian Kemp posing with Gregory McMichael.
False
May 8, 2020
Warren Daniel
Warren Daniel
stated on April 23, 2020 a tweet
North Carolina’s health department is "telling hospitals that if they decide to do elective surgeries, they won’t be eligible to receive (protective equipment) from the state.”
False
By Paul Specht • May 8, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 4, 2020 a Facebook post
A photo shows Rob Cantrall at a recent Michigan protest.
False
May 7, 2020
Lincoln Project
Lincoln Project
stated on May 5, 2020 an ad
"Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2020
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