Latest 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 Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” Kamala Harris stated on September 22, 2020 in a TV interview: “Only one” Black-owned restaurant in Michigan received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program Viral image stated on September 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Guess who is the marketing CEO of Zoom? Pelosi’s daughter/Newsome’s cousin.” William Barr stated on September 16, 2020 in a speech at a Hillsdale College event: “Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history." Joe Biden stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall: "If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm not making this up. Just look at the data." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves." YouTube videos stated on July 2, 2020 in a YouTube video: “Bill Gates says you don't have a choice to be vaccinated or not.” Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC Director Robert Redfield says healthy people should NOT wear masks.” Caleb Rowden stated on September 4, 2020 in a post on Medium: “Over three months after receiving CARES Act relief funds from the state, the county has still not made those dollars available to help struggling Mid-Missourians.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nobody is found dead of corona in their homes.. They all die at the hospital.” Mun Choi stated on August 28, 2020 in a press conference: “The number of ICU beds is larger in Boone County by a factor of three” compared to Orange County for the University of North Carolina. Tony Evers stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing: “Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.” Dan Forest stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview: "All evidence points to the fact that our kids are 17 times more likely to have ill effects from the seasonal flu than they are from the coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on September 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kroger Corporate says employees can not wear flag masks but they can wear BLM masks!” Viral image stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer were maskless at the Detroit Athletic Club “while OUR children are being mandated to wear a mask while playing outdoor sports.” Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2020 in a post: “Canada has just criminalized all CV19 measures requiring masks, distancing, quarantining & vaccines.” Instagram posts stated on September 9, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC announces that students may be kept from parents overnight as Ohio sets up COVID-19 FEMA camps.” Joe Biden stated on September 9, 2020 in a speech in Warren, Mich.: “Military COVID infected: 118,984. Military COVID deaths: 6,114.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Olive Garden employees are allowed to wear Black Lives Matter masks “but NOT the American flag.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has removed the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and replaced it with ‘Covid-19 Outbreak’ on their website. It was never a pandemic.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a photo: Countries were exporting COVID-19 “diagnostic test instruments” in 2018. Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: "Under Operation Warp Speed, we’ve pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on September 9, 2020 in a White House press briefing: Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.” Viral image stated on September 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Not one politician has died from the virus.” Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19 Viral image stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 is NOT killing people. Weak immune systems and bad doctors are.” Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2020 in a speech in Wilmington, Del.: Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act. Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.” Roy Cooper stated on August 13, 2020 in a press conference: “In some of these other states, some of their deaths can be attributable to the fact that they were having a hard time getting an ICU bed or a ventilator to a patient.” Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence.’”
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Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” Kamala Harris stated on September 22, 2020 in a TV interview: “Only one” Black-owned restaurant in Michigan received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program Viral image stated on September 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Guess who is the marketing CEO of Zoom? Pelosi’s daughter/Newsome’s cousin.” William Barr stated on September 16, 2020 in a speech at a Hillsdale College event: “Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history." Joe Biden stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall: "If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm not making this up. Just look at the data." Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves." YouTube videos stated on July 2, 2020 in a YouTube video: “Bill Gates says you don't have a choice to be vaccinated or not.” Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC Director Robert Redfield says healthy people should NOT wear masks.” Caleb Rowden stated on September 4, 2020 in a post on Medium: “Over three months after receiving CARES Act relief funds from the state, the county has still not made those dollars available to help struggling Mid-Missourians.” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nobody is found dead of corona in their homes.. They all die at the hospital.” Mun Choi stated on August 28, 2020 in a press conference: “The number of ICU beds is larger in Boone County by a factor of three” compared to Orange County for the University of North Carolina. Tony Evers stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing: “Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.” Dan Forest stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview: "All evidence points to the fact that our kids are 17 times more likely to have ill effects from the seasonal flu than they are from the coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on September 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kroger Corporate says employees can not wear flag masks but they can wear BLM masks!” Viral image stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer were maskless at the Detroit Athletic Club “while OUR children are being mandated to wear a mask while playing outdoor sports.” Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2020 in a post: “Canada has just criminalized all CV19 measures requiring masks, distancing, quarantining & vaccines.” Instagram posts stated on September 9, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC announces that students may be kept from parents overnight as Ohio sets up COVID-19 FEMA camps.” Joe Biden stated on September 9, 2020 in a speech in Warren, Mich.: “Military COVID infected: 118,984. Military COVID deaths: 6,114.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Olive Garden employees are allowed to wear Black Lives Matter masks “but NOT the American flag.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has removed the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and replaced it with ‘Covid-19 Outbreak’ on their website. It was never a pandemic.” Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a photo: Countries were exporting COVID-19 “diagnostic test instruments” in 2018. Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: "Under Operation Warp Speed, we’ve pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.” Kayleigh McEnany stated on September 9, 2020 in a White House press briefing: Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.” Viral image stated on September 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Not one politician has died from the virus.” Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19 Viral image stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 is NOT killing people. Weak immune systems and bad doctors are.” Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2020 in a speech in Wilmington, Del.: Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act. Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.” Roy Cooper stated on August 13, 2020 in a press conference: “In some of these other states, some of their deaths can be attributable to the fact that they were having a hard time getting an ICU bed or a ventilator to a patient.” Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence.’”
Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.”
Kamala Harris stated on September 22, 2020 in a TV interview: “Only one” Black-owned restaurant in Michigan received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program
Viral image stated on September 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Guess who is the marketing CEO of Zoom? Pelosi’s daughter/Newsome’s cousin.”
William Barr stated on September 16, 2020 in a speech at a Hillsdale College event: “Putting a national lockdown, stay-at-home orders, is like house arrest. Other than slavery, which was a different kind of restraint, this is the greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history."
Joe Biden stated on September 17, 2020 in a CNN town hall: "If the president had done his job, had done his job from the beginning, all the people would still be alive. All the people. I'm not making this up. Just look at the data."
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on September 8, 2020 in an ad: Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves."
YouTube videos stated on July 2, 2020 in a YouTube video: “Bill Gates says you don't have a choice to be vaccinated or not.”
Instagram posts stated on September 17, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC Director Robert Redfield says healthy people should NOT wear masks.”
Caleb Rowden stated on September 4, 2020 in a post on Medium: “Over three months after receiving CARES Act relief funds from the state, the county has still not made those dollars available to help struggling Mid-Missourians.”
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nobody is found dead of corona in their homes.. They all die at the hospital.”
Mun Choi stated on August 28, 2020 in a press conference: “The number of ICU beds is larger in Boone County by a factor of three” compared to Orange County for the University of North Carolina.
Tony Evers stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing: “Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”
Dan Forest stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview: "All evidence points to the fact that our kids are 17 times more likely to have ill effects from the seasonal flu than they are from the coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on September 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kroger Corporate says employees can not wear flag masks but they can wear BLM masks!”
Viral image stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer were maskless at the Detroit Athletic Club “while OUR children are being mandated to wear a mask while playing outdoor sports.”
Facebook posts stated on September 9, 2020 in a post: “Canada has just criminalized all CV19 measures requiring masks, distancing, quarantining & vaccines.”
Instagram posts stated on September 9, 2020 in an Instagram post: “CDC announces that students may be kept from parents overnight as Ohio sets up COVID-19 FEMA camps.”
Joe Biden stated on September 9, 2020 in a speech in Warren, Mich.: “Military COVID infected: 118,984. Military COVID deaths: 6,114.”
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Olive Garden employees are allowed to wear Black Lives Matter masks “but NOT the American flag.”
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has removed the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and replaced it with ‘Covid-19 Outbreak’ on their website. It was never a pandemic.”
Facebook posts stated on September 8, 2020 in a photo: Countries were exporting COVID-19 “diagnostic test instruments” in 2018.
Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2020 in a press conference: "Under Operation Warp Speed, we’ve pioneered groundbreaking therapies, reducing the fatality rate 85% since April.”
Kayleigh McEnany stated on September 9, 2020 in a White House press briefing: Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.”
Viral image stated on September 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Not one politician has died from the virus.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
Viral image stated on August 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 is NOT killing people. Weak immune systems and bad doctors are.”
Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2020 in a speech in Wilmington, Del.: Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act.
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in a Fox News interview: “Only 6% of the people actually died from COVID.” The others “died from other reasons.”
Roy Cooper stated on August 13, 2020 in a press conference: “In some of these other states, some of their deaths can be attributable to the fact that they were having a hard time getting an ICU bed or a ventilator to a patient.”
Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Covid-19 means ‘certificate of identification of vaccination with artificial intelligence.’”
