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stated on March 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Says for otherwise healthy people “experiencing mild to moderate respiratory symptoms with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis … only high temperatures kill a virus, so let your fever run high,” but not over 103 or 104 degrees.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Pictures and reports of “empty hospitals” prove COVID-19 spread is “fake crisis for real government planned agendas.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 27, 2020 a virtual town hall on CNN
“There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 3, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 22, 2020 a Facebook post
“In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.”
False
By Haley BeMiller • April 3, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • April 3, 2020
Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on March 31, 2020 comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel
“We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.”
False
By Shefali Luthra • April 3, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says the U.S. is developing an “antivirus” that includes a chip to track your movement.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 3, 2020
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on March 31, 2020 a briefing
Says for the coronavirus, “the death rate in Texas, per capita of 29 million people, we're one of the lowest in the country."
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • April 3, 2020
Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly
stated on March 3, 2020 campaign email
Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 3, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2020 an image
Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.”
False
By Daniel Funke • April 2, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 31, 2020 a blog post
Says Italy arrested a doctor “for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2020 a Facebook post
“On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.”
True
By Bill McCarthy • April 2, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 28, 2020 a blog post
“Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 2, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 28, 2020 a Facebook post
Says COVID-19 remains in the air for eight hours and that everyone is now required to wear masks “everywhere.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 2, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 25, 2020 a Facebook post
“if your child gets this virus their going to hospital alone in a van with people they don’t know...to be with people they don’t know… you will be at home without them in their time of need.”
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • April 2, 2020
Jerome Adams
Jerome Adams
stated on March 27, 2020 a television interview
“They’re furloughing nurses in hospitals in western New York state.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 2, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 24, 2020 a false news article
Says President Donald Trump will announce that a scientist "finally found vaccine to cure corona virus."
Pants on Fire!
By Daniel Funke • April 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Ron Johnson said Americans should go back to work, because "death is an unavoidable part of life."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 1, 2020
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson
stated on March 19, 2020 a tweet
Says North Carolina "hospital beds are typically 85% full across the state.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 1, 2020
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