Latest False Fact-checks in Health Care 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 July 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: A cure for cancer, known as a Rife machine, was found in 1934. American Commitment stated on July 10, 2022 in an advertisement: Sen. Joe Manchin and AARP “support government price-setting schemes” to divert money from Medicare to “unrelated government programs or pad big insurers’ profits.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Benadryl can be used to reduce swelling from rattlesnake bites. Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.” Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2017 in a video interview: "ADHD does not exist." Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden approved a “new card” that “gives free health insurance to Americans” who are 25 and older. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet: "In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion." Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in a post: Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines. Ben Clark stated on April 1, 2022 in a campaign newsletter: “The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.” Bloggers stated on March 1, 2022 in a video: The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report. Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in a post: This photo shows "headache treatments in 1890s known as vibration therapy." Viral image stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows “a medical oddity that is characterized by having two pupils in each eyeball.” Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: "According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.” Infowars stated on February 5, 2022 in an InfoWars video: "Study proves children’s hearts destroyed by COVID vaccine." Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally. Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Blue Cross Blue Shield pays your doctor a $40,000 bonus for fully vaccinating at least 100 patients under the age of two." Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter. Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2021 in Twitter posts: “Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech and inventor of the BIO N TECH Pfizer jab, refuses to take the jab for safety reasons.” Bloggers stated on November 22, 2021 in a video: The COVID-19 vaccines "suppress the immune system" and make people more susceptible to HIV, shingles and herpes. Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden will “control health care costs by slapping a 95% tax on prescription drugs.” Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in viral text: Children who receive COVID-19 vaccinations "will be walking factories of spike proteins" that will "undoubtedly cause illnesses to spread like wildfire in schools." Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2021 in TV interview: “We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.” 60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication." Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.” Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”
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Viral image stated on July 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: A cure for cancer, known as a Rife machine, was found in 1934. American Commitment stated on July 10, 2022 in an advertisement: Sen. Joe Manchin and AARP “support government price-setting schemes” to divert money from Medicare to “unrelated government programs or pad big insurers’ profits.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Benadryl can be used to reduce swelling from rattlesnake bites. Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.” Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2017 in a video interview: "ADHD does not exist." Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden approved a “new card” that “gives free health insurance to Americans” who are 25 and older. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet: "In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion." Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months. Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in a post: Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines. Ben Clark stated on April 1, 2022 in a campaign newsletter: “The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.” Bloggers stated on March 1, 2022 in a video: The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report. Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in a post: This photo shows "headache treatments in 1890s known as vibration therapy." Viral image stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows “a medical oddity that is characterized by having two pupils in each eyeball.” Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: "According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.” Infowars stated on February 5, 2022 in an InfoWars video: "Study proves children’s hearts destroyed by COVID vaccine." Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally. Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Blue Cross Blue Shield pays your doctor a $40,000 bonus for fully vaccinating at least 100 patients under the age of two." Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter. Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2021 in Twitter posts: “Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech and inventor of the BIO N TECH Pfizer jab, refuses to take the jab for safety reasons.” Bloggers stated on November 22, 2021 in a video: The COVID-19 vaccines "suppress the immune system" and make people more susceptible to HIV, shingles and herpes. Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden will “control health care costs by slapping a 95% tax on prescription drugs.” Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in viral text: Children who receive COVID-19 vaccinations "will be walking factories of spike proteins" that will "undoubtedly cause illnesses to spread like wildfire in schools." Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video" Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2021 in TV interview: “We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.” 60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication." Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.” Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”
Viral image stated on July 25, 2022 in a Facebook post: A cure for cancer, known as a Rife machine, was found in 1934.
American Commitment stated on July 10, 2022 in an advertisement: Sen. Joe Manchin and AARP “support government price-setting schemes” to divert money from Medicare to “unrelated government programs or pad big insurers’ profits.”
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2019 in a Facebook post: Benadryl can be used to reduce swelling from rattlesnake bites.
Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.”
Facebook posts stated on June 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden approved a “new card” that “gives free health insurance to Americans” who are 25 and older.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on April 29, 2022 in a tweet: "In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion."
Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview: "We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2022 in a post: Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines.
Ben Clark stated on April 1, 2022 in a campaign newsletter: “The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”
Bloggers stated on March 1, 2022 in a video: The drug labels for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “were blank when they should have contained all these diseases and adverse events" listed in a confidential report.
Facebook posts stated on February 19, 2022 in a post: This photo shows "headache treatments in 1890s known as vibration therapy."
Viral image stated on February 15, 2022 in a Facebook post: An image shows “a medical oddity that is characterized by having two pupils in each eyeball.”
Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: "According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.”
Infowars stated on February 5, 2022 in an InfoWars video: "Study proves children’s hearts destroyed by COVID vaccine."
Facebook posts stated on January 23, 2022 in a Facebook post: American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.
Instagram posts stated on December 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Blue Cross Blue Shield pays your doctor a $40,000 bonus for fully vaccinating at least 100 patients under the age of two."
Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter.
Facebook posts stated on December 5, 2021 in Twitter posts: “Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech and inventor of the BIO N TECH Pfizer jab, refuses to take the jab for safety reasons.”
Bloggers stated on November 22, 2021 in a video: The COVID-19 vaccines "suppress the immune system" and make people more susceptible to HIV, shingles and herpes.
Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden will “control health care costs by slapping a 95% tax on prescription drugs.”
Instagram posts stated on October 25, 2021 in viral text: Children who receive COVID-19 vaccinations "will be walking factories of spike proteins" that will "undoubtedly cause illnesses to spread like wildfire in schools."
Bloggers stated on October 7, 2021 in an article: "Bill Gates talked about using vaccines to control population growth” in an “unedited 2010 TED Talk video"
Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2021 in TV interview: “We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.”
60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.”
Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.”
Facebook posts stated on August 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: "They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: Ethylene oxide used in COVID-19 testing swabs “literally changes the structure of the building blocks of your own body.”
Terri Bryant stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview: “You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”
