Latest Fact-checks by Bill McCarthy Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2021 in a Facebook video: Says President Joe Biden promoted "mandatory vaccines for everybody" in his March 11 address. Kayleigh McEnany stated on March 8, 2021 in a Facebook post and tweet: Current immigration "apprehension numbers are worse than the 'crisis' Biden/Obama/Pelosi acknowledged in 2014!" Charlie Kirk stated on March 4, 2021 in a radio show segment: H.R. 1 “would allow the Boston bomber to have a right to vote.” Rachel Maddow stated on March 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "While he was president, President Trump never encouraged Americans to get vaccinated." Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.” Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.” Tucker Carlson stated on February 22, 2021 in a TV segment: "There's no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on Jan. 6. That's a lie.” Kevin Sorbo stated on February 15, 2021 in a tweet: “So California is requiring signature verification for Gavin Newsom’s recall, but didn’t require it for the mail in ballots.” Laura Ingraham stated on February 8, 2021 in a TV segment: “You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.” Greg Kelly stated on February 8, 2021 in a Newsmax TV segment: “Only one person died on that day” during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, “Buy a man eat fish, he day, teach fish man, to a lifetime." Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual." Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.” X posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a tweet: Video shows Biden saying “salute the Marines” after hearing the words in an earpiece before his inauguration. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Democrats forced our GREAT troops to sleep on the ground of a PARKING garage after dragging them to DC for photo ops!" Rush Limbaugh stated on January 20, 2021 in a radio show segment: Says Joe Biden and Democrats "have not legitimately won" the presidency. Jordan Rachel stated on January 16, 2021 in a tweet: A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38. Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview: President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Pramila Jayapal was not wearing a mask in Congress during the U.S. Capitol mob. Greg Kelly stated on January 11, 2021 in a TV segment: Says Joe Biden is on video "admitting to" election fraud in a "confession." Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2021 in a tweet: "They just happened to find 50,000 ballots (in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections) late last night." Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2021 in a phone call with the George secretary of state: After a “major water main break,” Georgia election workers counted “18,000 ballots, all for Biden” that they pulled from suitcases and with no election observers present. X posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “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 69, and 94.6% for people over 70. Facebook posts stated on December 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Chief Justice John Roberts visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island. Rush Limbaugh stated on December 15, 2020 in a radio show segment: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: 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.” Laura Ingraham stated on December 8, 2020 in a TV handoff: "You know what the biggest lie is, is that restaurants are spreaders of COVID. There's no science for that." Facebook posts stated on December 3, 2020 in Facebook posts: Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with ballots pulled from under a table and illegally counted after election observers were told to leave.
Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2021 in a Facebook video: Says President Joe Biden promoted "mandatory vaccines for everybody" in his March 11 address. Kayleigh McEnany stated on March 8, 2021 in a Facebook post and tweet: Current immigration "apprehension numbers are worse than the 'crisis' Biden/Obama/Pelosi acknowledged in 2014!" Charlie Kirk stated on March 4, 2021 in a radio show segment: H.R. 1 “would allow the Boston bomber to have a right to vote.” Rachel Maddow stated on March 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "While he was president, President Trump never encouraged Americans to get vaccinated." Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.” Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.” Tucker Carlson stated on February 22, 2021 in a TV segment: "There's no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on Jan. 6. That's a lie.” Kevin Sorbo stated on February 15, 2021 in a tweet: “So California is requiring signature verification for Gavin Newsom’s recall, but didn’t require it for the mail in ballots.” Laura Ingraham stated on February 8, 2021 in a TV segment: “You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.” Greg Kelly stated on February 8, 2021 in a Newsmax TV segment: “Only one person died on that day” during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, “Buy a man eat fish, he day, teach fish man, to a lifetime." Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual." Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.” X posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a tweet: Video shows Biden saying “salute the Marines” after hearing the words in an earpiece before his inauguration. Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Democrats forced our GREAT troops to sleep on the ground of a PARKING garage after dragging them to DC for photo ops!" Rush Limbaugh stated on January 20, 2021 in a radio show segment: Says Joe Biden and Democrats "have not legitimately won" the presidency. Jordan Rachel stated on January 16, 2021 in a tweet: A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38. Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview: President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Pramila Jayapal was not wearing a mask in Congress during the U.S. Capitol mob. Greg Kelly stated on January 11, 2021 in a TV segment: Says Joe Biden is on video "admitting to" election fraud in a "confession." Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.” Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2021 in a tweet: "They just happened to find 50,000 ballots (in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections) late last night." Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2021 in a phone call with the George secretary of state: After a “major water main break,” Georgia election workers counted “18,000 ballots, all for Biden” that they pulled from suitcases and with no election observers present. X posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “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 69, and 94.6% for people over 70. Facebook posts stated on December 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Chief Justice John Roberts visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island. Rush Limbaugh stated on December 15, 2020 in a radio show segment: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: 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.” Laura Ingraham stated on December 8, 2020 in a TV handoff: "You know what the biggest lie is, is that restaurants are spreaders of COVID. There's no science for that." Facebook posts stated on December 3, 2020 in Facebook posts: Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with ballots pulled from under a table and illegally counted after election observers were told to leave.
Facebook posts stated on March 11, 2021 in a Facebook video: Says President Joe Biden promoted "mandatory vaccines for everybody" in his March 11 address.
Kayleigh McEnany stated on March 8, 2021 in a Facebook post and tweet: Current immigration "apprehension numbers are worse than the 'crisis' Biden/Obama/Pelosi acknowledged in 2014!"
Charlie Kirk stated on March 4, 2021 in a radio show segment: H.R. 1 “would allow the Boston bomber to have a right to vote.”
Rachel Maddow stated on March 1, 2021 in a TV segment: "While he was president, President Trump never encouraged Americans to get vaccinated."
Facebook posts stated on February 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Insulin prices rose “with the swipe of (Joe Biden’s) pen.”
Lara Logan stated on February 19, 2021 in a TV segment: "The reality" in Texas is that "you’re flying helicopters, using fossil fuels, to put oil on wind turbines to defrost them.”
Tucker Carlson stated on February 22, 2021 in a TV segment: "There's no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on Jan. 6. That's a lie.”
Kevin Sorbo stated on February 15, 2021 in a tweet: “So California is requiring signature verification for Gavin Newsom’s recall, but didn’t require it for the mail in ballots.”
Laura Ingraham stated on February 8, 2021 in a TV segment: “You may not have stayed in a hotel in the past year, but illegals arriving since Biden’s inauguration, they get to stay free of charge.”
Greg Kelly stated on February 8, 2021 in a Newsmax TV segment: “Only one person died on that day” during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.
Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden said, “Buy a man eat fish, he day, teach fish man, to a lifetime."
Facebook posts stated on February 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Satan flashed in the halftime Super Bowl satanic ritual."
Facebook posts stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook post: Congressional benefits include “free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days.”
X posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a tweet: Video shows Biden saying “salute the Marines” after hearing the words in an earpiece before his inauguration.
Facebook posts stated on January 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Democrats forced our GREAT troops to sleep on the ground of a PARKING garage after dragging them to DC for photo ops!"
Rush Limbaugh stated on January 20, 2021 in a radio show segment: Says Joe Biden and Democrats "have not legitimately won" the presidency.
Jordan Rachel stated on January 16, 2021 in a tweet: A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38.
Hogan Gidley stated on January 17, 2021 in a Fox News interview: President Donald Trump “can’t say anything (about the U.S. Capitol riot) because the platforms have removed him.”
Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Pramila Jayapal was not wearing a mask in Congress during the U.S. Capitol mob.
Greg Kelly stated on January 11, 2021 in a TV segment: Says Joe Biden is on video "admitting to" election fraud in a "confession."
Facebook posts stated on January 7, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says left-wing activist John Sullivan “incited (the) insurgence of (the) US Capitol.”
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a horned fur cap is an “Antifa thug.”
Donald Trump stated on January 6, 2021 in a tweet: "They just happened to find 50,000 ballots (in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections) late last night."
Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2021 in a phone call with the George secretary of state: After a “major water main break,” Georgia election workers counted “18,000 ballots, all for Biden” that they pulled from suitcases and with no election observers present.
X posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “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 69, and 94.6% for people over 70.
Facebook posts stated on December 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Chief Justice John Roberts visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island.
Rush Limbaugh stated on December 15, 2020 in a radio show segment: The American Medical Association rescinded a previous statement and now says "hydroxychloroquine is okay" for COVID-19.
Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: 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.”
Laura Ingraham stated on December 8, 2020 in a TV handoff: "You know what the biggest lie is, is that restaurants are spreaders of COVID. There's no science for that."
Facebook posts stated on December 3, 2020 in Facebook posts: Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with ballots pulled from under a table and illegally counted after election observers were told to leave.