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Latest Fact-Checks In Coronavirus

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 26, 2020 a Hannity show interview
Speaking of his restriction on travel from China, “I had (Joe) Biden calling me xenophobic. … He called me a racist, because of the fact that he felt it was a racist thing to stop people from China coming in.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • March 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus.
False
March 27, 2020
Duey Stroebel
Duey Stroebel
stated on March 24, 2020 a tweet
Says that under order from Gov. Tony Evers, he and his eight children can’t legally have dinner together anymore.
Half-True
By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post
Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says truck drivers are being turned away from fast-food restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2020
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on March 18, 2020 a press conference
“China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.”
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • March 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!”
False
March 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2020 a Facebook post
“All schools in Canada are closed for the rest of the school year, each family will receive $950 every two weeks for the next 15 weeks, banks were notif(ied) to suspend mortgage payments for at least 6 months, and student loans deferred.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 20, 2020 a Facebook post
“Australia Closing Borders in a few hours for 6-months”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 25, 2020
Chain message
Chain message
stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook message
An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus.
False
By Daniel Funke • March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2020 a Facebook post
“Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015.”
Mostly True
March 25, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan.
False
March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2020 a Facebook post
"If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint."
False
March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 22, 2020 a Facebook post
“Boil some orange peels wit cayenne pepper in it stand over the pot breathe in the steam so all that mucus can release from yo nasal… MUCUS is the problem its where THE VIRUS LIVES!!!”
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • March 25, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 24, 2020 a Fox News town hall
Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 25, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 24, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 20, 2020 an article
“Fish tank additive may treat coronavirus.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • March 24, 2020
Chain message
Chain message
stated on March 23, 2020 a video
"Slices of lemon in a cup of hot water can save your life. The hot lemon can kill the proliferation of" the novel coronavirus.
False
By Daniel Funke • March 24, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 21, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Russia unleashed more than 500 lions on its streets to ensure that people are staying indoors during this pandemic outbreak.
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • March 24, 2020
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