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stated on April 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
“My wife is suffering from coronavirus and she is pregnant. The doctor said she won’t survive it.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 21, 2020
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stated on April 5, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2020
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stated on March 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
A photo shows two Italian nurses in a hospital a few days before they got COVID-19 and died.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2020
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stated on April 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Bill Murray said “Social media is training us to compare our lives ... No wonder why everyone is depressed.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 15, 2020
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stated on April 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Corona is so bad, this guy died twice!”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2020
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stated on April 10, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a video shows a “gay party in Italy few weeks before COVID-19.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 14, 2020
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stated on April 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
“‘Private’ messages sent to individual people during a Zoom meeting show up in the end-of-meeting transcript along with all other public messages.”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 13, 2020
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stated on April 5, 2020 a Facebook post:
People are handing out masks “doused with chemicals which knocks you out cold” so they can rob you.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 9, 2020
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stated on April 8, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order.
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 9, 2020
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stated on April 6, 2020 a Facebook post:
“59 people die as pastor gives them dettol to drink in church to prevent coronavirus.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 8, 2020
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stated on March 31, 2020 a Facebook post:
“If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.”
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • April 8, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 7, 2020
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stated on April 6, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 7, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order.
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By Samantha Putterman • April 7, 2020
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stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 6, 2020
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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
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stated on March 25, 2020 a Facebook post:
“COVID literally stands for Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • March 30, 2020
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stated on March 16, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 25, 2020
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stated on March 18, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Donald Trump tweeted, “I ordered the Treasury secretary to send checks to Americans! First however, we will go through your social media history from the last 4 years and search for any post with #NotMyPresident in it. I wouldn’t think of offending you with a check if I’m not your president! #MAGA”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • March 19, 2020
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stated on March 13, 2020 a viral image:
“President Trump, COVID-19 coronavirus: U.S. cases 1,329; U.S. deaths, 38; panic level: mass hysteria. President Obama, H1N1 virus: U.S. cases, 60.8 million; U.S. deaths, 12,469; panic level: totally chill. Do you all see how the media can manipulate your life.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 18, 2020
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