Fact Check Posts – Page 7

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stated on April 4, 2019 a Facebook post

"Measles kills 11 people in 19 years (since 2000). MMR vaccine kills 445 infants in 1 year (since 2018)."

April 15, 2019

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stated on April 3, 2019 a Facebook post

A photograph shows an undocumented immigrant with smallpox.

April 10, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on April 2, 2019 a speech to the National Republican Congressional Committee

"The noise (from windmills) causes cancer."

By Jon Greenberg • April 8, 2019

Bloggers
stated on May 29, 2017 a story

Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism.

By Samantha Putterman • February 11, 2019

Facebook posts
stated on January 9, 2019 a Facebook post

Pepsi admitted an employee contaminated its products with AIDS.

January 23, 2019

Bloggers
stated on October 11, 2018

If you get a flu shot, you're "poisoning yourself."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 25, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 12, 2018 a rally in Lebanon, Ohio

Says a recent opioid bill that reached his desk had "very little Democrat support."

By Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2018

Bloggers
stated on October 15, 2016 a blog post

Say Bill Gates is linked to HPV vaccine related deaths in India.

By Jon Greenberg • December 20, 2016

Pat Robertson
stated on November 8, 2016 a TV broadcast.

Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."

By Warren Fiske • November 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2016 a speech in Kenansville, N.C.

"Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever."

By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2016

Alcee Hastings
stated on May 16, 2016 a House resolution

The Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, "threatens global public health."

By Jon Greenberg • June 3, 2016

Bloggers
stated on April 4, 2016 a informal news website

"Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid."

By Jon Greenberg • April 4, 2016

Samir Chachoua
stated on January 29, 2016 comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher"

Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis."

By Linda Qiu • February 23, 2016

Jonathan Stickland
stated on February 10, 2016 a TV ad

Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 12, 2016

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stated on January 27, 2016 comments on YouTube

"Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)"

By Linda Qiu • February 9, 2016

My City Bikes
stated on December 7, 2015 news release

"Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent"

By Mark Reynolds • January 3, 2016

Viral image
stated on November 17, 2015 a viral meme on social media

While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.

By April Hunt • November 20, 2015

Dan Patrick
stated on October 19, 2015 an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News

Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies."

By W. Gardner Selby • October 22, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on September 16, 2015 the CNN GOP presidential debate

Pediatricians have cut down on the number and proximity of vaccines because they recognize there have been "too many in too short a period of time."

By Amy Sherman • September 17, 2015

Mike Adams
stated on February 10, 2015 a story making the rounds on social media

Mercury is used in vaccines, and there is no safe level of mercury.

By April Hunt • February 11, 2015

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