In one hour on March 11, Sarah Palin rapped on “The Masked Singer,” the NBA suspended its season and President Donald Trump announced new travel restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the 2019 coronavirus. But to many, the biggest news of the night was Tom Hanks. In a tweeted statement, Hanks and […]
PolitiFact has fact-checked a lot of popular social media posts about the 2019 coronavirus, COVID-19. We’ve debunked fake coronavirus cures, false news reports and conspiracy theories about the spread, as well as out-of-context images, bogus maps and even a fabricated reference from “The Simpsons.” PolitiFact will keep fact-checking these hoaxes as they surface — but […]
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There’s no evidence to support the assertion that the CDC is exaggerating or fabricating the threat of the coronavirus.
The resurrection of Clinton conspiracies seems to fit a strategy that the president himself has used to deflect scrutiny.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to rip up her copy of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is the focus of a selectively edited video promoted by the White House.
We compiled a collection of PolitiFact’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus.
We did some research on Alice Marie Johnson and Trump’s criminal justice record.
In one of two Super Bowl ads, President Trump pointed to a strong economy as one reason voters should re-elect him in 2020.
PolitiFact compiled what we do and don’t know about the 2019 coronavirus.
The death of NBA star Kobe Bryant was followed by a slew of common hoaxes and conspiracies that follow big news about celebrities.
Misinformation about the coronavirus has particularly taken root in Facebook groups for anti-vaccine advocates and believers in QAnon.