Latest Fact-checks by Ciara O'Rourke Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Viral image stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Facebook is changing its hate speech policy to ban “Let’s go Brandon.” Viral image stated on October 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: A news report quoted Alec Baldwin saying, “How about I just f----- shoot the both of ya?” Viral image stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Biden flashed the white power sign while a black man was asking him a question.” Viral image stated on October 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: There will be a “clown purge” on Oct. 30. Instagram posts stated on October 16, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “the COVID-19 vaccine when it hits your blood.” Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Christopher Miller is “in charge of the military.” Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Mass media destroyed! Blackout for mass arrests event!” Bloggers stated on October 14, 2021 in a blog post: A new federal program “is giving homeowners up to $3,708 every year.” Viral image stated on October 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Bill Clinton death ruled a homicide, death by poison.” X posts stated on October 7, 2021 in a tweet: The percentage of vaccinated employees at United Airlines increased after the mandate because unvaccinated employees left the company. Bloggers stated on October 10, 2021 in a blog post: “Pfizer admits there’s no vaccine approved by FDA.” Bloggers stated on October 8, 2021 in a blog post: “Europe COMPLETELY BANS the Moderna vaccine for young people.” Viral image stated on October 10, 2021 in a blog post: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines contain a deadly parasite. Bloggers stated on October 11, 2021 in a blog post: “Vaxxed Delta pilot dies in-flight, emergency landing required.” Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t “prevent catching or spreading” the virus “and only lasts months.” Bloggers stated on September 21, 2021 in a blog post: “The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show the health ministers of Canada and Los Angeles. Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a gravestone in Japan with a QR code. Instagram posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Tim Tebow wrote, “The government might be preparing us for a cashless society, but it was predicted by the Bible.” Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ida was the strongest hurricane to ever strike anywhere in the United States.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent $30,000 to attend the Met Gala and “God knows how much on that dress.” Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.” Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election. Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.” Viral image stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.” Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.” Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014. Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.
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Viral image stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Facebook is changing its hate speech policy to ban “Let’s go Brandon.” Viral image stated on October 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: A news report quoted Alec Baldwin saying, “How about I just f----- shoot the both of ya?” Viral image stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Biden flashed the white power sign while a black man was asking him a question.” Viral image stated on October 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: There will be a “clown purge” on Oct. 30. Instagram posts stated on October 16, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “the COVID-19 vaccine when it hits your blood.” Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Christopher Miller is “in charge of the military.” Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Mass media destroyed! Blackout for mass arrests event!” Bloggers stated on October 14, 2021 in a blog post: A new federal program “is giving homeowners up to $3,708 every year.” Viral image stated on October 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Bill Clinton death ruled a homicide, death by poison.” X posts stated on October 7, 2021 in a tweet: The percentage of vaccinated employees at United Airlines increased after the mandate because unvaccinated employees left the company. Bloggers stated on October 10, 2021 in a blog post: “Pfizer admits there’s no vaccine approved by FDA.” Bloggers stated on October 8, 2021 in a blog post: “Europe COMPLETELY BANS the Moderna vaccine for young people.” Viral image stated on October 10, 2021 in a blog post: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines contain a deadly parasite. Bloggers stated on October 11, 2021 in a blog post: “Vaxxed Delta pilot dies in-flight, emergency landing required.” Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t “prevent catching or spreading” the virus “and only lasts months.” Bloggers stated on September 21, 2021 in a blog post: “The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show the health ministers of Canada and Los Angeles. Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a gravestone in Japan with a QR code. Instagram posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Tim Tebow wrote, “The government might be preparing us for a cashless society, but it was predicted by the Bible.” Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ida was the strongest hurricane to ever strike anywhere in the United States.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent $30,000 to attend the Met Gala and “God knows how much on that dress.” Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.” Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election. Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.” Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.” Viral image stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.” Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.” Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014. Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.
Viral image stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Facebook is changing its hate speech policy to ban “Let’s go Brandon.”
Viral image stated on October 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: A news report quoted Alec Baldwin saying, “How about I just f----- shoot the both of ya?”
Viral image stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Biden flashed the white power sign while a black man was asking him a question.”
Viral image stated on October 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: There will be a “clown purge” on Oct. 30.
Instagram posts stated on October 16, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “the COVID-19 vaccine when it hits your blood.”
Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Christopher Miller is “in charge of the military.”
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Mass media destroyed! Blackout for mass arrests event!”
Bloggers stated on October 14, 2021 in a blog post: A new federal program “is giving homeowners up to $3,708 every year.”
Viral image stated on October 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Bill Clinton death ruled a homicide, death by poison.”
X posts stated on October 7, 2021 in a tweet: The percentage of vaccinated employees at United Airlines increased after the mandate because unvaccinated employees left the company.
Bloggers stated on October 10, 2021 in a blog post: “Pfizer admits there’s no vaccine approved by FDA.”
Bloggers stated on October 8, 2021 in a blog post: “Europe COMPLETELY BANS the Moderna vaccine for young people.”
Viral image stated on October 10, 2021 in a blog post: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines contain a deadly parasite.
Bloggers stated on October 11, 2021 in a blog post: “Vaxxed Delta pilot dies in-flight, emergency landing required.”
Facebook posts stated on September 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t “prevent catching or spreading” the virus “and only lasts months.”
Bloggers stated on September 21, 2021 in a blog post: “The CDC and county health officials have obtained 2020 Census records to enhance their vaccination enforcement protocols.”
Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show the health ministers of Canada and Los Angeles.
Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a gravestone in Japan with a QR code.
Instagram posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.”
Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Tim Tebow wrote, “The government might be preparing us for a cashless society, but it was predicted by the Bible.”
Viral image stated on September 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ida was the strongest hurricane to ever strike anywhere in the United States.”
Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent $30,000 to attend the Met Gala and “God knows how much on that dress.”
Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a new Apple update will “scan U.S iPhones for images.”
Viral image stated on September 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a CNN broadcast shows “400,000 votes just disappeared” in the California recall election.
Facebook posts stated on September 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Ivermectin has been FDA approved for human use since 1996.”
Viral image stated on September 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Biden orders VA to withhold benefits from unvaccinated veterans.”
Viral image stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Video shows a child who tested positive for COVID-19 “being separated from their parents.”
Instagram posts stated on September 8, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says the defense secretary texted all active military personnel saying they needed to get vaccinated by the following morning or “be court martialed.”
Facebook posts stated on January 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says TikTok found Cassie Compton, who has been missing from Arkansas since 2014.
Viral image stated on August 28, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner paid for a Wall Street Journal ad critical of the president.
