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Latest Fact-Checks In Coronavirus

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 5, 2020 an interview on ABC
Models projecting COVID-19 deaths “are talking about without mitigation.”
False
By Amy Sherman • May 6, 2020
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on April 24, 2020 an interview
"We’ve still had more deaths to the flu this year than we've had COVID-19."
False
By Paul Specht • May 6, 2020
Laura Ingraham
Laura Ingraham
stated on May 4, 2020 a TV segment
"There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied."
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 6, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 27, 2020 an article
Dr. Anthony Fauci "has known for 15 years that chloroquine and … hydroxychloroquine will not only treat a current case of coronavirus but prevent future cases.”
False
By Daniel Funke • May 6, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 25, 2020 a blog post
“First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died.”
False
May 5, 2020
Cindy O’Laughlin
Cindy O’Laughlin
stated on March 22, 2020 a Facebook post
“I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.”
False
By Jack Kosowski • May 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 3, 2020 a Fox News virtual town hall
Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • May 4, 2020
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on April 26, 2020 a tweet
"Why did the US (NIH) in 2017 give $3.7m to the Wuhan Lab in China? Such grants were prohibited in 2014. Did Pres. Obama grant an exception?"
False
By Jon Greenberg • May 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says President Donald Trump is selling coronavirus-themed commemorative coins through the White House Gift Shop.
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco “have not had any reported (coronavirus) cases in the news.”
False
May 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2020 a Facebook post
The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans.
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 27, 2020 a Facebook post
The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks.
False
May 1, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 22, 2020 a post on Facebook
“President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!”
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 24, 2020 an image
“Ultraviolet Radiation is administered into the body as a disinfectant to kill bacteria and viruses and this has been used for a while now.”
False
By Daniel Funke • April 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2020 a Facebook post
Mosquitoes can transfer COVID-19 “from person to person”
False
By Amy Sherman • April 27, 2020
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on April 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election.
False
By Eric Litke • April 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2020 on social media
In 1986, the founder of the Times Square Church prophesied that he saw “a plague coming on the world and the bars and church and government will shut down,” with New York City especially hard hit.
False
By Patrick Orsagos • April 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 21, 2020 a Facebook post
“Trump said ‘hundreds’ of governors are calling him…& we only have 50.”
False
April 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 a Facebook post
“Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent the past weekend at her VACATION COTTAGE at Birch Lake. Violating her own EXECUTIVE ORDER.”
False
April 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 17, 2020 a Facebook post
A banner with a swastika, “Trump” and “Pence” is from a Michigan coronavirus protest.
False
April 24, 2020
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