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 March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures. Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019. Bloggers stated on March 13, 2020 in a blog post: “ICE arrests LA mayor for harboring fugitives through sanctuary city.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says you can monitor yourself for COVID-19 with a breath test. Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you donate blood, “they HAVE to test you” for coronavirus. Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined. Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!” Bloggers stated on March 10, 2020 in a blog post: “Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!” Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.” Bloggers stated on March 4, 2020 in a blog post: Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide. Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.” Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections. Instagram posts stated on March 1, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States. Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.” Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia. Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged. Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus. Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: “Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.” Viral image stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak. Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: Says a Michigan funeral home employee was “cremated by mistake while taking a nap.” Viral image stated on February 18, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims. Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.” Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?” Viral image stated on January 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.”
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Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures. Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019. Bloggers stated on March 13, 2020 in a blog post: “ICE arrests LA mayor for harboring fugitives through sanctuary city.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says you can monitor yourself for COVID-19 with a breath test. Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you donate blood, “they HAVE to test you” for coronavirus. Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined. Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!” Bloggers stated on March 10, 2020 in a blog post: “Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!” Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada. Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.” Bloggers stated on March 4, 2020 in a blog post: Says Quaden Bayles committed suicide. Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.” Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections. Instagram posts stated on March 1, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States. Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.” Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.” Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia. Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged. Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus. Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: “Congress files charges against Nancy Pelosi.” Viral image stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak. Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020. Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: Says a Michigan funeral home employee was “cremated by mistake while taking a nap.” Viral image stated on February 18, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims. Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.” Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?” Viral image stated on January 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.”
Viral image stated on March 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Spectrum will provide free internet to students during coronavirus school closures.
Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019.
Bloggers stated on March 13, 2020 in a blog post: “ICE arrests LA mayor for harboring fugitives through sanctuary city.”
Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says you can monitor yourself for COVID-19 with a breath test.
Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you donate blood, “they HAVE to test you” for coronavirus.
Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined.
Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!”
Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.”
Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!”
Viral image stated on February 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bernie Sanders “only had 3,444 votes” in Nevada.
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.”
Viral image stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says two patients at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville, Texas, “are being looked at” for possible coronavirus infections.
Instagram posts stated on March 1, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says no one has died from the coronavirus in the United States.
Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Shands Hospital of Gainesville Florida has confirmed its first case of coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The coronavirus has made it to Mississippi and the lady that caught it wasn’t around nobody with it which means it is airborne. That means if the wind blows it your direction you’ll have it also.”
Viral image stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.”
Viral image stated on January 30, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says it’s “OK to kill babies once born” in Virginia.
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo of Pete Buttigieg in a military uniform was staged.
Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus.
Viral image stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the 2008 book “End of Days” predicted the current coronavirus outbreak.
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.
Bloggers stated on February 25, 2020 in a blog post: Says a Michigan funeral home employee was “cremated by mistake while taking a nap.”
Viral image stated on February 18, 2020 in a YouTube post: Says 20 million Chinese converted to Islam after it’s proven that the coronavirus doesn’t affect Muslims.
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Say Bernie Sanders said, “Italians are gangsters and Irish are drunk and Jews are greedy and black people smell.”
Viral image stated on February 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maxine Waters tweeted, “Every single gun owner I have talked to has told me, ‘As soon as I walked out of that gun store, I felt a killer growing inside of me.’ When will we acknowledge there is no such thing as a responsible gun owner?”
Viral image stated on January 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says if you take the oath of office on the Koran, “then you have committed treason.”
