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Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 3, 2020 a story
Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Quotes Sen. Lindsey Graham as saying President Trump “probably knows more about medicine and specifically viruses than any of the so-called scientists at the NIH and CDC.”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 5, 2020
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 24, 2020 a tweet
"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."
False
By Eric Litke • March 4, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on February 13, 2020 a newsletter
Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • March 4, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 11, 2020 a campaign event in South Carolina
“I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see (Nelson Mandela) on Robbens Island.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020
Lou Dobbs
Lou Dobbs
stated on March 2, 2020 a TV interview
The United States is “actually screening fewer people (for the coronavirus than other countries) because we don't have appropriate testing."
Mostly True
By Bill McCarthy • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post
In 1962, Joe Biden “worked with segregationists,” Elizabeth Warren “debated as a pro-Vietnam conservative” while Bernie Sanders “organized against segregation and Vietnam war”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 27, 2020 a Facebook post
“The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.”
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 4, 2020 a post on Facebook
“Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.”
False
By Madison Czopek • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
“Bernie Sanders in 1963 — arrested protesting segregation. Joe Biden in 1975 — passionate speech defending segregation.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 29, 2020 a Facebook post
Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 24, 2020 a post on Facebook
"Cuba has a lung cancer vaccine we in the US had no access to because we sanctioned Cuba.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • March 4, 2020
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Viral image
stated on March 2, 2020 a Facebook post
Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 1, 2020 an Instagram post
Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
YouTube videos
YouTube videos
stated on February 24, 2020 a Facebook post
Says President Donald Trump spawned the “Wuhan super virus outbreak under code name ‘zyphr.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 3, 2020
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Viral image
stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post
“Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 28, 2020 a Facebook post
“The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
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Viral image
stated on March 1, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 27, 2020 a Facebook post
“In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 3, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 26, 2020 a CNN town hall
“I certainly supported Barack Obama and Joe Biden. ... I was there both times for them.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 3, 2020
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