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Latest Fact-Checks In Drugs

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John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on February 14, 2022 in a tweet:
"100,000 Americans died of an overdose in a single year."
True
By Nusaiba Mizan • February 21, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
A molecule found in a Himalayan fungus "kills cancer cells with 40 times potency."
Half-True
By Andy Nguyen • February 15, 2022
Nicole Sirotek
Nicole Sirotek
stated on January 25, 2022 in a speech:
Says remdesivir is responsible for killing patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • February 10, 2022
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on February 8, 2022 in a tweet:
The Biden administration “is spending $30 million on crack pipes.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • February 10, 2022
Troy Nehls
Troy Nehls
stated on February 9, 2022 in an ad:
"In Joe Biden’s America, your children are more likely to have access to a crack pipe than a mask-free education."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on January 31, 2022 in Twitter posts:
Research from Japan shows “ivermectin is effective against omicron in Phase III trial.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • February 2, 2022
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet:
“Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.”
Mostly False
By Gabrielle Settles, Jon Greenberg • January 31, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 19, 2021 in social media posts:
“More people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 23, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Eating grapefruit, “if you're on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 21, 2021
John McGuire
John McGuire
stated on December 3, 2021 in a radio interview.:
“Overdoses in Virginia (are) up 35%.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • December 14, 2021
Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager
stated on November 8, 2021 in an interview with Newsmax:
"During the AIDS crisis, can you imagine if gay men and intravenous drug users … had they been pariahs the way the non-vaccinated are? But it would've been inconceivable."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2021
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on August 10, 2021 in a tweet:
“Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.”
True
By Danny Kuhn, John Brumley • October 5, 2021
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on September 28, 2021 in a blog post:
"Pfizer launches final study for COVID drug that's suspiciously similar to 'horse paste'” ivermectin.
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 2, 2021 in a TikTok video:
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “is not approved.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 17, 2021
Democratic Underground
Democratic Underground
stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post:
“The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 19, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 8, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 10, 2021
Josh Stein
Josh Stein
stated on August 3, 2021 in a Council of State meeting:
“More people have died of an opioid overdose in North Carolina in recent years than have died of COVID.”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 6, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:
"They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 2, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference:
“That meth … it’s almost all coming across the southern border and it’s been accelerating for the last six months.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • June 21, 2021
Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley
stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet:
“San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.”
True
By Chris Nichols • April 29, 2021
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