Latest Fact Checks By Miriam Valverde

Donald Trump falsely claims Georgia victory in recorded call

By Miriam Valverde

January 4, 2021

“We won Georgia easily. We won it by hundreds of thousands of votes.”

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Facebook posts wrongly say COVID-19 bill includes foreign aid, arts funding

By Miriam Valverde

December 22, 2020

Says COVID-19 relief bill “provides more funding to foreign governments and to American arts centers, than to the American people.”

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Anti-vaccine video of fainting nurse lacks context

By Miriam Valverde

December 21, 2020

“Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.”

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Austrian politician goofed in testing Coca-Cola sample for COVID-19

By Miriam Valverde

December 17, 2020

An Austrian politician “exposed the defectiveness of the government’s Covid-19 tests by demonstrating how even a glass of Coca Cola will test positive for Covid-19.”

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Facebook posts share satire about Pope Francis, COVID-19 vaccine

By Miriam Valverde

December 15, 2020

“Pope Francis says covid vaccine will now be required to enter heaven.”

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Social media post falsely claims a federal law would require vaccination against COVID-19

By Miriam Valverde

December 11, 2020

"If all goes 'well' it'll become federal law to get the (COVID-19) vaccine."

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Fact-checking Facebook post comparing COVID-19 vaccine research to HIV, cancer, common cold

By Miriam Valverde

December 10, 2020

“40 years of research, and no vaccine for HIV. At least 100 years of research and no vaccine for cancer. Ongoing research and no vaccine…

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Masks do not kill people and do not reduce blood oxygen levels

By Miriam Valverde

December 3, 2020

“Masks will kill quite a few people, it’s well known that they reduce blood oxygen levels and those with respiratory and cardiac disorders will die.”

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Fact-checking Rand Paul’s unsupported claim about fraud in the presidential election

By Miriam Valverde

December 2, 2020

“Trump margin of ‘defeat’ in 4 states occurred in 4 data dumps between 1:34-6:31 AM. Statistical anomaly? Fraud?”

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Fact-checking Republican claim of illegal votes in Nevada

By Miriam Valverde

November 6, 2020

Republicans in Nevada found “at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. ... Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law…

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Social media posts falsely claim 40,000 votes for Jo Jorgensen became votes for Joe Biden in Pa.

By Miriam Valverde

November 5, 2020

“40,000+ votes for Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen magically become votes for Joe Biden.”

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Social media post falsely claims Wisconsin ‘found’ 112,000 votes at 3 a.m.

By Miriam Valverde

November 4, 2020

“Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.”

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