Latest Fact-Checks

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No, this video doesn’t show people in China destroying 5G poles
April 7, 2020

Says video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.”

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Some Goodwill employees have been laid off and furloughed because of the pandemic
April 7, 2020

Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.”

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No, Queen Elizabeth didn’t praise Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in a speech
April 7, 2020

Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.”

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Is China spying on you through Zoom? Charlie Kirk overstates report’s findings
By Bill McCarthy April 7, 2020

“The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.”

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Image of overcrowded NYC subway car is real
By Samantha Putterman April 7, 2020

Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order.

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Since-deleted tweet claimed email ballots remain an option. Not true
By Eric Litke April 7, 2020

Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.

NC Republican says Pelosi tried to ‘block’ voter ID, absentee ballot laws
By Paul Specht April 7, 2020

“Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”

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There’s still no evidence that Hollywood is striking because of Trump
By Daniel Funke April 7, 2020

Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns."

No, Joe Biden did not put a gun in a woman’s mouth in Wisconsin
By Eric Litke April 6, 2020

Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally

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Donald Trump wrong about COVID-19 testing on airplanes, trains
By Amy Sherman April 6, 2020

“Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting…

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Don’t fall for this fake news report about coronavirus-infected catfish in Oklahoma
April 6, 2020

“Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.”

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Fake news website republishes satirical story about NBA season, Trump
By Daniel Funke April 6, 2020

Says the NBA is asking Donald Trump to “resign or we’ll never play again.”

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