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Latest Fact-Checks By Ciara O'Rourke

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stated on May 4, 2020 a Facebook post:
A photo shows Rob Cantrall at a recent Michigan protest.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 7, 2020
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stated on April 29, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Governor Andy Beshear has authorized Kentucky teachers to make in-home visits. With parental approval, teachers will inspect the bedroom of each student currently enrolled in K-8.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 6, 2020
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Bloggers
stated on April 25, 2020 a blog post:
“First volunteer in UK coronavirus vaccine trial has died.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 5, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 4, 2020 a blog post:
Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 5, 2020
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stated on April 28, 2020 a Facebook post:
A photo shows a “Center for Global Population Reduction” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 4, 2020
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stated on May 1, 2020 a tweet:
“This is Tara Reade” in a photo with Joe Biden.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 4, 2020
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stated on April 29, 2020 a Facebook post:
Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco “have not had any reported (coronavirus) cases in the news.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • May 1, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on April 21, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Trump said ‘hundreds’ of governors are calling him…& we only have 50.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 24, 2020
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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.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 24, 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
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YouTube videos
stated on April 22, 2020 a YouTube video:
“Breaking news Kim Jong Un has pass(ed) away.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 22, 2020
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stated on April 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
Nigerians are “burning Chinese stores.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 22, 2020
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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
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stated on April 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
A photo taken by a journalist showing a beach in Jacksonville, Fla., isn't from after the government reopened the beach as news reports have claimed.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • April 21, 2020
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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.”
Pants on Fire!
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 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Corona is so bad, this guy died twice!”
False
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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Facebook posts
stated on April 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer bans buying US flags during lockdown.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 14, 2020
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