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stated on April 23, 2020 a widely-circulated social media post:
COVID-19’s “contagion probability” between two people is 70% if the carrier is not masked, 5% if the carrier is masked, and 1.5% if both parties are.
Mostly False
By Victoria Knight • July 1, 2020
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stated on June 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Four kids who took the coronavirus vaccine died immediately.”
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By Madison Czopek • July 1, 2020
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stated on June 19, 2020 a viral image:
NFL player “stood alone" while his whole team stayed in the locker room during the national anthem, “a real American patriot!”
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2020
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stated on June 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
A Denver International Airport mural of people wearing masks was painted in 1994.
False
By Samantha Putterman • July 1, 2020
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stated on June 25, 2020 a Facebook post:
Old photo shows Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his mother wearing KKK garb.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • June 30, 2020
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stated on June 20, 2020 a viral image:
Says Kamala Harris said “once Trump’s gone” from the White House, “we’ll be coming for you next. You will feel the vengeance of a nation.”
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • June 29, 2020
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stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post:
“1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 29, 2020
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stated on June 23, 2020 a viral image:
If you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing a face covering for coronavirus "removes your conceal carry ability."
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 29, 2020
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stated on June 11, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “It’s ‘odd’ that the ANTIFA insurgency happened just as COVID-19 loses steam It’s ‘odd’ that COVID-19 happened the moment impeachment failed. It’s ‘odd’ that impeachment happened the moment Russian hoax failed. The Russian hoax happened because Hillary lost? Notice the pattern?”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • June 29, 2020
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stated on June 22, 2020 a viral image:
“Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy.
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 26, 2020
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stated on June 19, 2020 an Instagram post:
“Chick-fil-A now open Sunday (Blacks only).”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 26, 2020
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stated on June 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
Photo shows Klansmen and a burning cross at “the Democratic National Convention of 1924.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 24, 2020
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stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “It’s vital that Governors maintain restrictions on businesses until after the November Elections because economic recovery will help Trump be re-elected. A few business closures or job losses is a small price to pay to be free from his presidency. #KeepUsClosed.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 23, 2020
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stated on June 22, 2020 a viral image:
Aunt Jemima was photographed chained to a table.
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 23, 2020
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stated on June 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
Images of crowds and crowded arenas were taken "today in Tulsa Oklahoma"
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 23, 2020
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stated on June 21, 2020 a Facebook post:
Photo shows the BOK Center full with people during Donald Trump’s Tulsa rally.
False
By Bill McCarthy • June 23, 2020
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stated on June 20, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Here are pictures from Trump’s Tulsa rally!!!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 23, 2020
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stated on June 21, 2020 a Facebook post:
Photos show the inside of the BOK Center during Donald Trump’s rally in Tulsa.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 22, 2020
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stated on June 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
“George Floyd’s ‘murder’ filmed before COVID-19.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 16, 2020
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stated on June 8, 2020 post on Facebook:
“Cops in Norway: require 3 years of training, 4 people killed since 2002. Cops in Finland: require 2 years of training, 7 people killed since 2000. Cops in Iceland: require 2 years of training, 1 person killed since ever. Cops in the U.S.: require 21 weeks of training, 8,000+ people killed since 2001.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • June 16, 2020
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