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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 6, 2020 a Facebook post
“40 years of research, and no vaccine for HIV. At least 100 years of research and no vaccine for cancer. Ongoing research and no vaccine for the common cold. Now in less than a year, there's a vaccine for COVID-19?”
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By Miriam Valverde • December 10, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 6, 2020 an article on GreenMedInfo.com
"The FDA knows that rushed-to-market COVID-19 vaccines may cause a wide range of life-threatening side effects, including death."
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By Daniel Funke • December 9, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on December 3, 2020 a post on Instagram
“The first randomized controlled trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection found masks did not statistically significantly reduce the incidence of infection."
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By Madison Czopek • December 7, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 21, 2020 a presentation
"Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.”
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By Haley BeMiller • October 23, 2020
Lucy McBath
Lucy McBath
stated on September 28, 2020 an ad
Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding."
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October 23, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 15, 2020 a town hall on NBC News
“We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19.
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By Victoria Knight • October 21, 2020
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on October 7, 2020 Video interview
No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • October 14, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 10, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Dr. Anthony Fauci said of Trump’s pandemic response, “I can’t imagine that … anybody could be doing more.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • October 11, 2020
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on September 8, 2020 an ad
Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."
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September 18, 2020
Michael Caputo
Michael Caputo
stated on August 17, 2020 a tweet
“Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?”
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By Michelle Andrews • August 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 5, 2020 a post on Facebook
Says series of 11 photos are “from the 1918 flu pandemic.”
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By Madison Czopek • August 12, 2020
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on July 28, 2020 an MSNBC interview
“You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.”
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By Miriam Valverde • August 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
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July 31, 2020
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson
stated on July 7, 2020 a TV segment
“To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat."
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By Bill McCarthy • July 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 7, 2020 a Facebook post
Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.”
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July 13, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Video of man using an air-quality monitor proves that people are “not getting enough oxygen” while wearing masks
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By Emily Venezky • July 2, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 11, 2020 a social media post
“The CDC just confirmed a 0.2% death-rate for COVID19.”
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By Chris Nichols • June 16, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on May 20, 2020 a news conference
“Why did the state do that with COVID patients in nursing homes? It’s because the state followed President Trump’s CDC guidance.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 13, 2020
Joe Kernen
Joe Kernen
stated on May 27, 2020 an episode of CNBC's "Squawk Box"
“We’re down near the low end of per capita deaths ... Most places are at 60 deaths per 100,000. We're at 29.”
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By Bill McCarthy • May 28, 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
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