Latest False Fact-checks in Coronavirus 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 Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "If all goes 'well' it'll become federal law to get the (COVID-19) vaccine." 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." Bloggers stated on December 2, 2020 in a blog post: “Head of Pfizer research: Covid vaccine is female sterilization.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Images that show a 90-year-old UK woman receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appeared online in a CNN news story in October. Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance. Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Masks will kill quite a few people, it’s well known that they reduce blood oxygen levels and those with respiratory and cardiac disorders will die.” Viral image stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Denver Broncos signed Colin Kaepernick. Greg Abbott stated on November 19, 2020 in a press conference: Says that shutdowns are “ineffective” and that we now know that COVID-19 is not commonly spread “by someone going to work.” Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s “daughter is having a big wedding today. 500 people. Then going to lock you down on Monday.” Ron Paul stated on November 15, 2020 in a Twitter post: Says “Biden wants a nationwide lockdown to combat a virus that has a 99%+ survival rate.” Instagram posts stated on November 12, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Ticketmaster is planning mandatory COVID vaccine identification for concert attendance.” X posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a tweet: Photo shows Joe Biden “doesn’t wear a mask on a plane.” Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2020 in a campaign rally in Waterford, Mich.: “Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. … So what they do is they say, ‘I'm sorry, but, you know, everybody dies of COVID.’" Viral image stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “COVID ends next Wednesday.” Tom Brady stated on October 27, 2020 in an Instagram post: “More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.” Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats. Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'" Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” Vicky Hartzler stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview with FM 93.9 “The Eagle”: “We're starting to reach almost herd immunity in this nation, so we'll be on the downside of this virus very soon." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate: Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus. Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a presidential debate: "We are rounding the turn (on coronavirus). We are rounding the corner." Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote a paper blaming 1918-19 flu deaths on masks. Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." Tucker Carlson stated on October 13, 2020 in a TV segment: According to a recent CDC report, "almost everyone — 85% — who got the coronavirus in July was wearing a mask, and they were infected anyway. So clearly (wearing a mask) doesn’t work the way they tell us it works.” Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2020 in a tweet.: “The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.” Chris Kapenga stated on October 11, 2020 in TV interview: In May, Wisconsin had its own test of mask effectiveness, when "we went from masks, to no masks, and there (was) no significant difference in cases."
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Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "If all goes 'well' it'll become federal law to get the (COVID-19) vaccine." 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." Bloggers stated on December 2, 2020 in a blog post: “Head of Pfizer research: Covid vaccine is female sterilization.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Images that show a 90-year-old UK woman receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appeared online in a CNN news story in October. Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance. Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Masks will kill quite a few people, it’s well known that they reduce blood oxygen levels and those with respiratory and cardiac disorders will die.” Viral image stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Denver Broncos signed Colin Kaepernick. Greg Abbott stated on November 19, 2020 in a press conference: Says that shutdowns are “ineffective” and that we now know that COVID-19 is not commonly spread “by someone going to work.” Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s “daughter is having a big wedding today. 500 people. Then going to lock you down on Monday.” Ron Paul stated on November 15, 2020 in a Twitter post: Says “Biden wants a nationwide lockdown to combat a virus that has a 99%+ survival rate.” Instagram posts stated on November 12, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Ticketmaster is planning mandatory COVID vaccine identification for concert attendance.” X posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a tweet: Photo shows Joe Biden “doesn’t wear a mask on a plane.” Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2020 in a campaign rally in Waterford, Mich.: “Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. … So what they do is they say, ‘I'm sorry, but, you know, everybody dies of COVID.’" Viral image stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “COVID ends next Wednesday.” Tom Brady stated on October 27, 2020 in an Instagram post: “More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.” Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats. Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'" Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” Vicky Hartzler stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview with FM 93.9 “The Eagle”: “We're starting to reach almost herd immunity in this nation, so we'll be on the downside of this virus very soon." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate: Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus. Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a presidential debate: "We are rounding the turn (on coronavirus). We are rounding the corner." Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote a paper blaming 1918-19 flu deaths on masks. Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." Tucker Carlson stated on October 13, 2020 in a TV segment: According to a recent CDC report, "almost everyone — 85% — who got the coronavirus in July was wearing a mask, and they were infected anyway. So clearly (wearing a mask) doesn’t work the way they tell us it works.” Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2020 in a tweet.: “The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.” Chris Kapenga stated on October 11, 2020 in TV interview: In May, Wisconsin had its own test of mask effectiveness, when "we went from masks, to no masks, and there (was) no significant difference in cases."
Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The number of people who have died in the U.S. in 2020 is on par with years prior to COVID-19.
Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: "If all goes 'well' it'll become federal law to get the (COVID-19) vaccine."
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."
Bloggers stated on December 2, 2020 in a blog post: “Head of Pfizer research: Covid vaccine is female sterilization.”
Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: Images that show a 90-year-old UK woman receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appeared online in a CNN news story in October.
Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance.
Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.”
Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Masks will kill quite a few people, it’s well known that they reduce blood oxygen levels and those with respiratory and cardiac disorders will die.”
Viral image stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Denver Broncos signed Colin Kaepernick.
Greg Abbott stated on November 19, 2020 in a press conference: Says that shutdowns are “ineffective” and that we now know that COVID-19 is not commonly spread “by someone going to work.”
Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.”
Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s “daughter is having a big wedding today. 500 people. Then going to lock you down on Monday.”
Ron Paul stated on November 15, 2020 in a Twitter post: Says “Biden wants a nationwide lockdown to combat a virus that has a 99%+ survival rate.”
Instagram posts stated on November 12, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Ticketmaster is planning mandatory COVID vaccine identification for concert attendance.”
X posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a tweet: Photo shows Joe Biden “doesn’t wear a mask on a plane.”
Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2020 in a campaign rally in Waterford, Mich.: “Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. … So what they do is they say, ‘I'm sorry, but, you know, everybody dies of COVID.’"
Tom Brady stated on October 27, 2020 in an Instagram post: “More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.”
Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats.
Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'"
Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
Vicky Hartzler stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview with FM 93.9 “The Eagle”: “We're starting to reach almost herd immunity in this nation, so we'll be on the downside of this virus very soon."
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate: Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus.
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a presidential debate: "We are rounding the turn (on coronavirus). We are rounding the corner."
Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote a paper blaming 1918-19 flu deaths on masks.
Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs."
Tucker Carlson stated on October 13, 2020 in a TV segment: According to a recent CDC report, "almost everyone — 85% — who got the coronavirus in July was wearing a mask, and they were infected anyway. So clearly (wearing a mask) doesn’t work the way they tell us it works.”
Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2020 in a tweet.: “The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right. Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.”
Chris Kapenga stated on October 11, 2020 in TV interview: In May, Wisconsin had its own test of mask effectiveness, when "we went from masks, to no masks, and there (was) no significant difference in cases."
