Latest Fact-checks in Public Health 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 Hal Turner Radio Show stated on May 20, 2021 in a blog post: People with the COVID-19 vaccine are being "tracked in real time via 5G cellular, and all that data can be hacked into to track you." Instagram posts stated on May 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: “943 innocent kids … are now injured or dead” because of the COVID-19 vaccine. Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a post on Instagram: “Businesses cannot legally ask for proof of vaccination and cannot deny entry based on vaccination status.” Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “Dems caught not wearing masks” at the White House. TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip. The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wearing face masks may cause "pulmonary fibrosis" and other health risks in children. Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: "COVID-19 Jab: They skipped all animal trials because all animals were dying and went directly to people." Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks. Instagram posts stated on May 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic individuals “has never been proven.” Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated [people].” Tucker Carlson stated on May 5, 2021 in a TV segment: “Between late December of 2020 and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccine in the United States … The actual number is almost certainly higher.” Bloggers stated on May 4, 2021 in articles and social media: "15-year-old boy passes away from heart attack two days after Pfizer COVID-19 experimental jab." TikTok posts stated on April 30, 2021 in a TikTok video: If you get the COVID-19 vaccine, you can't donate blood or plasma "because it's completely tainted." Instagram posts stated on April 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Vaccine herd immunity doesn’t exist because 100% of the population would have to be vaccinated for it to work. Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.” Viral image stated on April 22, 2021 in viral image on Instagram: 60% of new COVID-19 patients are people who received the vaccine. Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden says Americans can only celebrate the Fourth of July if he says so.” Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates fights to keep vaccine ingredients secret.” Instagram posts stated on April 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Mariah Carey faked getting her COVID-19 vaccine because the needle can’t be seen coming out of her arm. Instagram posts stated on April 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Mountains of data" show drug ivermectin "basically obliterates" COVID-19 transmission. Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus. Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so." Bloggers stated on April 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stanford study results” show face masks are ineffective and dangerous. Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion. Richard Durbin stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV interview: “We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.” Diamond and Silk stated on April 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says science shows the physiological effects of wearing masks include hypoxemia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, toxicity and increased muscle tension. Tucker Carlson stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV segment: “Maybe (the COVID-19 vaccine) doesn't work, and they're simply not telling you that.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook image post: Says the “1986 Vaccine protection act” resulted in “the biggest jump in shots” for children because it gave drug manufacturers “exemption for responsibility of killing people.”
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Hal Turner Radio Show stated on May 20, 2021 in a blog post: People with the COVID-19 vaccine are being "tracked in real time via 5G cellular, and all that data can be hacked into to track you." Instagram posts stated on May 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: “943 innocent kids … are now injured or dead” because of the COVID-19 vaccine. Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a post on Instagram: “Businesses cannot legally ask for proof of vaccination and cannot deny entry based on vaccination status.” Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “Dems caught not wearing masks” at the White House. TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip. The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wearing face masks may cause "pulmonary fibrosis" and other health risks in children. Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: "COVID-19 Jab: They skipped all animal trials because all animals were dying and went directly to people." Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks. Instagram posts stated on May 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic individuals “has never been proven.” Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated [people].” Tucker Carlson stated on May 5, 2021 in a TV segment: “Between late December of 2020 and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccine in the United States … The actual number is almost certainly higher.” Bloggers stated on May 4, 2021 in articles and social media: "15-year-old boy passes away from heart attack two days after Pfizer COVID-19 experimental jab." TikTok posts stated on April 30, 2021 in a TikTok video: If you get the COVID-19 vaccine, you can't donate blood or plasma "because it's completely tainted." Instagram posts stated on April 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Vaccine herd immunity doesn’t exist because 100% of the population would have to be vaccinated for it to work. Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.” Viral image stated on April 22, 2021 in viral image on Instagram: 60% of new COVID-19 patients are people who received the vaccine. Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden says Americans can only celebrate the Fourth of July if he says so.” Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates fights to keep vaccine ingredients secret.” Instagram posts stated on April 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Mariah Carey faked getting her COVID-19 vaccine because the needle can’t be seen coming out of her arm. Instagram posts stated on April 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Mountains of data" show drug ivermectin "basically obliterates" COVID-19 transmission. Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus. Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so." Bloggers stated on April 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stanford study results” show face masks are ineffective and dangerous. Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion. Richard Durbin stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV interview: “We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.” Diamond and Silk stated on April 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says science shows the physiological effects of wearing masks include hypoxemia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, toxicity and increased muscle tension. Tucker Carlson stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV segment: “Maybe (the COVID-19 vaccine) doesn't work, and they're simply not telling you that.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook image post: Says the “1986 Vaccine protection act” resulted in “the biggest jump in shots” for children because it gave drug manufacturers “exemption for responsibility of killing people.”
Hal Turner Radio Show stated on May 20, 2021 in a blog post: People with the COVID-19 vaccine are being "tracked in real time via 5G cellular, and all that data can be hacked into to track you."
Instagram posts stated on May 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: “943 innocent kids … are now injured or dead” because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a post on Instagram: “Businesses cannot legally ask for proof of vaccination and cannot deny entry based on vaccination status.”
Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “Dems caught not wearing masks” at the White House.
TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip.
The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.”
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wearing face masks may cause "pulmonary fibrosis" and other health risks in children.
Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: "COVID-19 Jab: They skipped all animal trials because all animals were dying and went directly to people."
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks.
Instagram posts stated on May 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic individuals “has never been proven.”
Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.
Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated [people].”
Tucker Carlson stated on May 5, 2021 in a TV segment: “Between late December of 2020 and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccine in the United States … The actual number is almost certainly higher.”
Bloggers stated on May 4, 2021 in articles and social media: "15-year-old boy passes away from heart attack two days after Pfizer COVID-19 experimental jab."
TikTok posts stated on April 30, 2021 in a TikTok video: If you get the COVID-19 vaccine, you can't donate blood or plasma "because it's completely tainted."
Instagram posts stated on April 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Vaccine herd immunity doesn’t exist because 100% of the population would have to be vaccinated for it to work.
Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.”
Viral image stated on April 22, 2021 in viral image on Instagram: 60% of new COVID-19 patients are people who received the vaccine.
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden says Americans can only celebrate the Fourth of July if he says so.”
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Bill Gates fights to keep vaccine ingredients secret.”
Instagram posts stated on April 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Mariah Carey faked getting her COVID-19 vaccine because the needle can’t be seen coming out of her arm.
Instagram posts stated on April 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Mountains of data" show drug ivermectin "basically obliterates" COVID-19 transmission.
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Children ages 5 to 9 “are not affected by” the coronavirus.
Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so."
Bloggers stated on April 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Stanford study results” show face masks are ineffective and dangerous.
Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.
Richard Durbin stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV interview: “We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”
Diamond and Silk stated on April 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says science shows the physiological effects of wearing masks include hypoxemia, hypercapnia, shortness of breath, toxicity and increased muscle tension.
Tucker Carlson stated on April 13, 2021 in a TV segment: “Maybe (the COVID-19 vaccine) doesn't work, and they're simply not telling you that.”
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook image post: Says the “1986 Vaccine protection act” resulted in “the biggest jump in shots” for children because it gave drug manufacturers “exemption for responsibility of killing people.”
