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Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on April 22, 2020 an interview:
Says Texas “either is near the bottom or at the very bottom when it comes to testing per capita.”
True
By Madlin Mekelburg • April 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent the past weekend at her VACATION COTTAGE at Birch Lake. Violating her own EXECUTIVE ORDER.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
A banner with a swastika, “Trump” and “Pence” is from a Michigan coronavirus protest.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 24, 2020
Jay Chaudhuri
Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 10, 2020 an op-ed:
North Carolina is "in the small minority of states that requires an absentee ballot to be signed by two witnesses or a notary public."
True
By Paul Specht • April 23, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 20, 2020 a daily coronavirus press briefing:
“Hundreds and hundreds of labs are ready, willing, and able.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • April 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 a text post:
The Gates Foundation "tested a polio vax in India between 2000 & 2017 and paralysed 496,000 children."
False
By Daniel Funke • April 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Bill O'Reilly wrote a post claiming that the coronavirus was created as a bioweapon by the Chinese government.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
Photo shows packed beach of re-opened Jacksonville Beach on CNN.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2020
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 20, 2020 a New York Times op-ed:
“Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2020 posts on the Internet:
“The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 21, 2020 a tweet:
“The Trump Administration promised 27 million tests by the end of March. As of now, only 4 million have been completed.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • April 23, 2020
Lovely Warren
Lovely Warren
stated on April 8, 2020 a press conference:
Racial comparisons on coronavirus statistics in Monroe County, N.Y., show that the impact on minorities is “basically on par, a little bit up, from the population numbers,” meaning that “we don’t see that disparity as much here.”
Half-True
By Michael Hogan, Sean Mickey • April 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2020 an image:
The Gates Foundation "has the patent for this coronavirus."
False
By Daniel Funke • April 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2020 a Facebook post:
Trey Gowdy said, “I’m not saying COVID-19 isn’t real…. But pay attention folks, there’s much more going on here than what meets the eye.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 23, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
Nigerians are “burning Chinese stores.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 22, 2020
Levar Stoney
Levar Stoney
stated on April 10, 2020 a radio interview.:
Virginia has “lagged behind other states when it comes to (covid-19) testing.”
True
By Warren Fiske • April 22, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 15, 2020 comments at a virtual town hall meeting:
“Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.”
True
By Victoria Knight • April 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 2, 2020 a Facebook post:
Kennedy Center, PBS donated to Democrats after getting COVID-19 stimulus money.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
Joe Diffie’s death was labeled “as a COVID-19 death and it wasn’t!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 22, 2020
Mandy Cohen
Mandy Cohen
stated on April 20, 2020 a press conference:
"Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 22, 2020
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