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 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 3, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.” Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in an image: "Sanitizer will do nothing for the coronavirus." Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: ”America has been vaccinating cattle for coronavirus for years, yet the news tells you it’s new and gunna kill you all so go buy mask.” YourContent stated on March 1, 2020 in an article: “Florida hospital reports a coronavirus ‘infestation’ with multiple confirmed patients.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus." Chad Wolf stated on February 25, 2020 in an exchange during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing: The mortality rate for the flu is “right around” that of the new coronavirus: “It’s right around 2%.” Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the coronavirus can be slowed or stopped with the “immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C.” Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2020 in online posts: Says the CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 24, 2020 in an episode of his radio show: “The coronavirus is the common cold, folks.” Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a video: Coronavirus patients are being "cremated alive" in China. 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 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Breaking: UK Prepares For Full Lockdown After Hundreds Of New Cases — Wuhan Super Virus Updates.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2020 in a post: “When using a medical mask you’re supposed to use… white side out (this is the filter part) for when you’re not sick.” Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2020 in a video: Says the 2019 coronavirus "causes sudden death syndrome." Hal Turner Radio Show stated on February 1, 2020 in an article: Says the coronavirus is “a MILITARY BIO-WEAPON Developed by China's Army.” NaturalNews.com stated on February 3, 2020 in an article: Says "the coronavirus was engineered by scientists in a lab." Viral image stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the coronavirus isn’t new because “Lysol has it listed as one of the viruses that it kills.” Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a "Clorox bottle claimed it could kill (the 2019 coronavirus)... before it was developed." Bloggers stated on January 25, 2020 in an article: Says the Chinese Communist Party "will finally admit that the real source of the coronavirus is from ‘a lab in Wuhan’ linked to its covert biological weapon programs." Bloggers stated on January 26, 2020 in an article: Says China "stole Coronavirus from Canada and weaponized it into a Bioweapon."
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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 3, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.” 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.” Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.” Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in an image: "Sanitizer will do nothing for the coronavirus." Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: ”America has been vaccinating cattle for coronavirus for years, yet the news tells you it’s new and gunna kill you all so go buy mask.” YourContent stated on March 1, 2020 in an article: “Florida hospital reports a coronavirus ‘infestation’ with multiple confirmed patients.” Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus." Chad Wolf stated on February 25, 2020 in an exchange during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing: The mortality rate for the flu is “right around” that of the new coronavirus: “It’s right around 2%.” Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the coronavirus can be slowed or stopped with the “immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C.” Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2020 in online posts: Says the CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 24, 2020 in an episode of his radio show: “The coronavirus is the common cold, folks.” Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a video: Coronavirus patients are being "cremated alive" in China. 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 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Breaking: UK Prepares For Full Lockdown After Hundreds Of New Cases — Wuhan Super Virus Updates.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2020 in a post: “When using a medical mask you’re supposed to use… white side out (this is the filter part) for when you’re not sick.” Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2020 in a video: Says the 2019 coronavirus "causes sudden death syndrome." Hal Turner Radio Show stated on February 1, 2020 in an article: Says the coronavirus is “a MILITARY BIO-WEAPON Developed by China's Army.” NaturalNews.com stated on February 3, 2020 in an article: Says "the coronavirus was engineered by scientists in a lab." Viral image stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the coronavirus isn’t new because “Lysol has it listed as one of the viruses that it kills.” Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a "Clorox bottle claimed it could kill (the 2019 coronavirus)... before it was developed." Bloggers stated on January 25, 2020 in an article: Says the Chinese Communist Party "will finally admit that the real source of the coronavirus is from ‘a lab in Wuhan’ linked to its covert biological weapon programs." Bloggers stated on January 26, 2020 in an article: Says China "stole Coronavirus from Canada and weaponized it into a Bioweapon."
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 3, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive.
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.”
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: ”America has been vaccinating cattle for coronavirus for years, yet the news tells you it’s new and gunna kill you all so go buy mask.”
YourContent stated on March 1, 2020 in an article: “Florida hospital reports a coronavirus ‘infestation’ with multiple confirmed patients.”
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Poll Finds 38% of Americans Say They Will Not Drink Corona Beer Because of Virus."
Chad Wolf stated on February 25, 2020 in an exchange during a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing: The mortality rate for the flu is “right around” that of the new coronavirus: “It’s right around 2%.”
Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the coronavirus can be slowed or stopped with the “immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C.”
Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2020 in online posts: Says the CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus.
Rush Limbaugh stated on February 24, 2020 in an episode of his radio show: “The coronavirus is the common cold, folks.”
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a video: Coronavirus patients are being "cremated alive" in China.
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 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Breaking: UK Prepares For Full Lockdown After Hundreds Of New Cases — Wuhan Super Virus Updates.”
Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2020 in a post: “When using a medical mask you’re supposed to use… white side out (this is the filter part) for when you’re not sick.”
Facebook posts stated on February 8, 2020 in a video: Says the 2019 coronavirus "causes sudden death syndrome."
Hal Turner Radio Show stated on February 1, 2020 in an article: Says the coronavirus is “a MILITARY BIO-WEAPON Developed by China's Army.”
NaturalNews.com stated on February 3, 2020 in an article: Says "the coronavirus was engineered by scientists in a lab."
Viral image stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the coronavirus isn’t new because “Lysol has it listed as one of the viruses that it kills.”
Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a "Clorox bottle claimed it could kill (the 2019 coronavirus)... before it was developed."
Bloggers stated on January 25, 2020 in an article: Says the Chinese Communist Party "will finally admit that the real source of the coronavirus is from ‘a lab in Wuhan’ linked to its covert biological weapon programs."
Bloggers stated on January 26, 2020 in an article: Says China "stole Coronavirus from Canada and weaponized it into a Bioweapon."
