Latest Fact Checks By Bill McCarthy

Viral tweet cites made-up CDC ‘COVID-19 survival rates’ to downplay vaccine

By Bill McCarthy

December 22, 2020

“CDC COVID-19 survival rates” are 99.997% for people ages 0 to 19, 99.98% for people ages 20 to 49, 99.5% for people ages 50 to…

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Viral photo, flight logs don’t prove Chief Justice John Roberts went to Jeffrey Epstein’s island

By Bill McCarthy

December 21, 2020

Chief Justice John Roberts visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island.

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No, the AMA didn’t rescind statement on hydroxychloroquine

By Bill McCarthy

December 16, 2020

The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19.

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No, chip on COVID-19 vaccine syringes would not be injected or track people

By Bill McCarthy

December 15, 2020

An optional microchip for COVID-19 vaccines “would give officials information on who has and has not been vaccinated” and “tracks the location of the patient.”

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Ingraham wrongly claims ‘no science’ suggests restaurants spread COVID-19

By Bill McCarthy

December 10, 2020

"You know what the biggest lie is, is that restaurants are spreaders of COVID. There's no science for that."

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No, Georgia election workers didn’t kick out observers and illegally count ‘suitcases’ of ballots

By Bill McCarthy

December 4, 2020

Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with ballots pulled from under a table and illegally counted after election observers were told to leave.

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Former Pfizer employee wrong that coronavirus pandemic is ‘effectively over’ in UK

By Bill McCarthy

December 2, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is “effectively over” in the United Kingdom and “there is absolutely no need for vaccines.”

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Biden mischaracterizes teacher layoffs from pandemic

By Bill McCarthy

November 20, 2020

“666,000 teachers have been laid off already since March."

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Trump wrongly claims ‘big victory’ after close down-ballot Nevada race moves toward revote

By Bill McCarthy

November 18, 2020

"Big victory moments ago in the State of Nevada. The all Democrat County Commissioner race, on same ballot as President, just thrown out because of…

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Trump’s wrong claim that election observers were barred in Pennsylvania, Michigan

By Bill McCarthy

November 12, 2020

“Pennsylvania and Michigan didn’t allow our poll watchers and/or vote observers to watch or observe.”

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No, Joe Biden’s leads haven’t disappeared in key battlegrounds

By Bill McCarthy

November 11, 2020

“Biden lead disappears in NV, AZ, GA, PA.”

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Matt Schlapp’s baseless claim that 9,000 Nevada mail ballots are illegitimate

By Bill McCarthy

November 11, 2020

As an example of voter fraud, “we have literally 9,000 people who voted in this election (in Nevada) who don’t live in Nevada.”

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