Latest Fact-Checks By Emily Venezky

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Facebook posts
stated on May 9, 2020 in Facebook post:
Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • May 13, 2020
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stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The CDC issued its first warning on Jan 8. Trump held campaign rallies on Jan 9, Jan 14, Jan 28, Jan 30, Feb 10, Feb 19, Feb 20, Feb 21, & Feb 28. He golfed on Jan 18, Jan 19, Feb 1, Feb 15, Mar 7, Mar 8. The first time he admitted the coronavirus might be a problem was Mar 13.”
Half-True
By Emily Venezky • April 9, 2020
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stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“if your child gets this virus their going to hospital alone in a van with people they don’t know...to be with people they don’t know… you will be at home without them in their time of need.”
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • April 2, 2020
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stated on March 22, 2020 in 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
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Facebook posts
stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media:
“Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.
False
By Emily Venezky • March 11, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2020 in a satirical website screenshot:
“Corona virus: Florida man arrested for robbery using cough as a weapon.”
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • February 28, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on November 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
“If you have the Flu… get these two items… Sambucol (and) Oscillococcinum… in 48 hours you will feel better. In 72 hours you will be almost symptom-free.”
Mostly False
By Emily Venezky • February 27, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 11, 2019 in a blog post:
“Dinesh D’Souza passed away."
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • February 18, 2020
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Instagram posts
stated on February 3, 2020 in a photo:
Scientists "are shocked to discover that weed kills corona virus”
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • February 17, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on February 2, 2020 in a post:
“When using a medical mask you’re supposed to use… white side out (this is the filter part) for when you’re not sick.”
False
By Emily Venezky • February 14, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 1, 2016 in a post on Facebook:
An Alton, Ill., man caught a 736-pound Giant Mekong catfish in the Mississippi River.
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • February 14, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on January 30, 2020 in a post:
“Cocaine kills corona virus, scientists is shocked to discover that this drug can fight the virus.”
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • February 11, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on January 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
Event 201 “gave out stuffed souvenir coronavirus toys” to “commemorate” Novel coronavirus outbreak
Mostly False
By Emily Venezky • February 3, 2020
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YouTube videos
stated on January 28, 2020 in a YouTube video:
Video shows Gianna Bryant in the hospital after helicopter crash.
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • January 28, 2020
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stated on January 12, 2020 in a post on Facebook:
The typical anglerfish is seven feet long.
Pants on Fire!
By Emily Venezky • January 24, 2020
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