Latest Fact-checks by Bill McCarthy Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden wants to "defund the police." Larry Elder stated on June 2, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: "Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.” Donald Trump stated on May 30, 2020 in a tweet: During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved." Joe Kernen stated on May 27, 2020 in an episode of CNBC's "Squawk Box": “We’re down near the low end of per capita deaths ... Most places are at 60 deaths per 100,000. We're at 29.” Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet. Bloggers stated on May 25, 2020 in a headline: "Joe Biden tells voters he's 'going to beat Joe Biden.'" Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “While California is dying … Gavin (Newsom) is vacationing in Stevensville, MT!” Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.” Facebook posts stated on May 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Bill Gates worked to end livestock production, and is pushing lab grown meat." Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” Chuck Todd stated on May 10, 2020 in a TV segment: Says Attorney General William Barr didn’t cite the "rule of law” in explaining his decision in the Michael Flynn case during a CBS News interview. Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.” Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied." Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.” Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden was involved in a plot to kidnap JFK Jr. according to the just declassified FBI files, and also made several threats." Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.” Kellyanne Conway stated on April 15, 2020 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. And so you would think the people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that." AFL-CIO stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus. Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.” Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.” Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All schools in Canada are closed for the rest of the school year, each family will receive $950 every two weeks for the next 15 weeks, banks were notif(ied) to suspend mortgage payments for at least 6 months, and student loans deferred.” Bloggers stated on March 20, 2020 in an article: “Fish tank additive may treat coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.” Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump said, “People are dying who have never died before.” Sean Hannity stated on March 16, 2020 in a TV segment: “Now, as it stands, our health care system has adequate ventilators, ICU beds, medical professionals.” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus — 22. Clintons — 39.” Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”
Donald Trump stated on June 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden wants to "defund the police." Larry Elder stated on June 2, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: "Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.” Donald Trump stated on May 30, 2020 in a tweet: During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved." Joe Kernen stated on May 27, 2020 in an episode of CNBC's "Squawk Box": “We’re down near the low end of per capita deaths ... Most places are at 60 deaths per 100,000. We're at 29.” Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet. Bloggers stated on May 25, 2020 in a headline: "Joe Biden tells voters he's 'going to beat Joe Biden.'" Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “While California is dying … Gavin (Newsom) is vacationing in Stevensville, MT!” Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.” Facebook posts stated on May 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Bill Gates worked to end livestock production, and is pushing lab grown meat." Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” Chuck Todd stated on May 10, 2020 in a TV segment: Says Attorney General William Barr didn’t cite the "rule of law” in explaining his decision in the Michael Flynn case during a CBS News interview. Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.” Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied." Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.” Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden was involved in a plot to kidnap JFK Jr. according to the just declassified FBI files, and also made several threats." Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.” Kellyanne Conway stated on April 15, 2020 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. And so you would think the people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that." AFL-CIO stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus. Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.” Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.” Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All schools in Canada are closed for the rest of the school year, each family will receive $950 every two weeks for the next 15 weeks, banks were notif(ied) to suspend mortgage payments for at least 6 months, and student loans deferred.” Bloggers stated on March 20, 2020 in an article: “Fish tank additive may treat coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.” Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump said, “People are dying who have never died before.” Sean Hannity stated on March 16, 2020 in a TV segment: “Now, as it stands, our health care system has adequate ventilators, ICU beds, medical professionals.” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus — 22. Clintons — 39.” Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”
Larry Elder stated on June 2, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: "Last year, there were nine unarmed black people killed (by law enforcement). Nineteen unarmed white people.”
Donald Trump stated on May 30, 2020 in a tweet: During protests outside the White House, Mayor Muriel Bowser "wouldn't let the D.C. Police get involved."
Joe Kernen stated on May 27, 2020 in an episode of CNBC's "Squawk Box": “We’re down near the low end of per capita deaths ... Most places are at 60 deaths per 100,000. We're at 29.”
Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Twitter is completely stifling FREE SPEECH” by adding a fact-check label to Trump’s tweet.
Bloggers stated on May 25, 2020 in a headline: "Joe Biden tells voters he's 'going to beat Joe Biden.'"
Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “While California is dying … Gavin (Newsom) is vacationing in Stevensville, MT!”
Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it was "a crime for Nixon to wiretap the Democrats at Watergate but OK for Obama to wiretap Republicans at Trump Tower.”
Facebook posts stated on May 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Bill Gates worked to end livestock production, and is pushing lab grown meat."
Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.”
Chuck Todd stated on May 10, 2020 in a TV segment: Says Attorney General William Barr didn’t cite the "rule of law” in explaining his decision in the Michael Flynn case during a CBS News interview.
Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So 2 doctors from Bakersfield discover that coronavirus mortality rate is 0.03%. 13x less deadly than what was previously thought! Their analysis has since been banned from YouTube.”
Laura Ingraham stated on May 4, 2020 in a TV segment: "There was no real scientific basis for believing that" social distancing would be necessary, "since it had never been studied."
Tucker Carlson stated on April 27, 2020 in a TV segment: “The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.”
Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden was involved in a plot to kidnap JFK Jr. according to the just declassified FBI files, and also made several threats."
Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.”
Kellyanne Conway stated on April 15, 2020 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. And so you would think the people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that."
AFL-CIO stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.”
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus.
Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.”
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “On February 7, the WHO warned about the limited stock of PPE. That same day, the Trump administration announced it was sending 18 tons of masks, gowns and respirators to China.”
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All schools in Canada are closed for the rest of the school year, each family will receive $950 every two weeks for the next 15 weeks, banks were notif(ied) to suspend mortgage payments for at least 6 months, and student loans deferred.”
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So Oscar Health, the company tapped by Trump to profit from covid tests, is a Kushner company. Imagine that, profits over national safety.”
Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Donald Trump said, “People are dying who have never died before.”
Sean Hannity stated on March 16, 2020 in a TV segment: “Now, as it stands, our health care system has adequate ventilators, ICU beds, medical professionals.”
Michael Dougherty stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states are only getting 50 tests per day, and the Utah Jazz got 58.”