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Latest Fact-Checks In Public Health

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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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2020 a Facebook post
The flu didn't kill any Americans this year.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • May 27, 2020
Janel Brandtjen
Janel Brandtjen
stated on April 28, 2020 Facebook post
“Children don’t seem to be getting this virus”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • May 22, 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 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a warning label on a box of disposable masks shows that they are ineffective at protecting against the spread of COVID-19.
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 21, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on May 19, 2020 an Instagram post
“A lot of people can get an additional $2,400” from the CARES Act “and they can do it every month!”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2020
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on May 8, 2020 news release
Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • May 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 15, 2020 a blog post
“Bill Gates Explains That The COVID Vaccine Will Use Experimental Technology And Permanently Alter Your DNA”
False
By Emily Venezky • May 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 16, 2020 Facebook post
Says Gov. Tony Evers “is proposing a new plan, a 150 day shutdown of the state (5 MONTHS!) followed by a 120 day extension.”
Pants on Fire!
By Haley BeMiller • May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 11, 2020 a Facebook post
“Autopsies prove that COVID-19 is” a blood clot, not pneumonia, “and ought to be fought with antibiotics” and the whole world has been wrong in treating the “so-called” pandemic.
Pants on Fire!
May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 8, 2020 a Facebook post
Says wearing face masks is more harmful to your health than going without one.
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 15, 2020 a Facebook post
Dr. Fauci says every American should be microchipped.
False
By Madison Czopek • May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post
If masks prevent coronavirus, governors would have given them to prison inmates instead of releasing them.
False
May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 30, 2020 a Facebook post
“Bill Gates admits his COVID-19 vaccine might kill nearly 1 million people.”
Pants on Fire!
May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 27, 2020 a Facebook post
Hospitals get paid $750 for patients who die from the flu, $17,500 for COVID-19.
False
May 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post
“Cannabis may stop coronavirus from infecting people, study finds.”
Mostly False
May 18, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says only certain face masks are effective and others, such as cloth masks, are not.
False
By Samantha Putterman • May 18, 2020
Janel Brandtjen
Janel Brandtjen
stated on May 12, 2020 a tweet
Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential
False
By Nusaiba Mizan • May 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 12, 2020 a Facebook post
$100B contact tracing bill “is about controlling/tracking population, not about coronavirus.”
False
May 15, 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
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