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 Ron DeSantis stated on February 11, 2021 in a fundraising email: Says Joe Biden “is trying to shut FL’s border.” Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t." Mark Born stated on January 12, 2021 in Twitter: "The committee that advises @GovEvers and his department tasked with leading during this pandemic is recommending allowing prisoners to receive the vaccine before 65 year old grandma?” Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.” WorldNetDaily stated on February 1, 2021 in an article: “New evidence ties COVID-19 creation to research funded by Fauci" Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Doctor proves masks don’t work” by vaping through them. Bloggers stated on February 1, 2021 in a blog post: "BUSTED: CDC Inflated COVID Numbers, Accused of Violating Federal Law" Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Seniors around the world who died from COVID vaccine are being improperly listed as “natural causes.” Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time.” Stefan Mychajliw stated on January 29, 2021 in a press release: "The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.” Tom Cotton stated on February 1, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: "A lot of these migrants that are coming, we have no way to screen their backgrounds for either health or for security." Ryan Fournier stated on January 31, 2021 in a Tweet: “The Biden administration lost 20 million COVID vaccines.” Bloggers stated on January 25, 2021 in a blog post: “WHO now saying you do not need to wear a mask.” Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House." Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Hank Aaron’s death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine. Garlin Gilchrist stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference: In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.” The Gateway Pundit stated on January 20, 2021 in an article: “WHO admits their testing grossly overstates individuals testing positive for COVID.” Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it. Jon Rosenthal stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.” Viral image stated on January 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Dems Pass Bill to Vaccinate Children Without Parental Knowledge, Consent.” Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “absolutely no patients” at Los Angeles hospital considered the center of region's COVID-19 surge. Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: New York “is trying to pass a bill that would allow them to round up non mask wearers and people who don’t want to take the vaccine into concentration camps. Then with a court order they can force vaccinate you.” Viral image stated on December 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 vaccines have “experimental technology never before used on humans” and that some “contain nanochips which can electronically track recipients." Facebook posts stated on December 28, 2020 in a photo caption: Cornell University professor Robert Oswald said “COVID-19 was imaginary and fictitious.” Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2020 in social media posts: Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID. X posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CDC COVID-19 survival rates” are 99.997% for people ages 0 to 19, 99.98% for people ages 20 to 49, 99.5% for people ages 50 to 69, and 94.6% for people over 70. Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.”
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Ron DeSantis stated on February 11, 2021 in a fundraising email: Says Joe Biden “is trying to shut FL’s border.” Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t." Mark Born stated on January 12, 2021 in Twitter: "The committee that advises @GovEvers and his department tasked with leading during this pandemic is recommending allowing prisoners to receive the vaccine before 65 year old grandma?” Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.” WorldNetDaily stated on February 1, 2021 in an article: “New evidence ties COVID-19 creation to research funded by Fauci" Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Doctor proves masks don’t work” by vaping through them. Bloggers stated on February 1, 2021 in a blog post: "BUSTED: CDC Inflated COVID Numbers, Accused of Violating Federal Law" Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Seniors around the world who died from COVID vaccine are being improperly listed as “natural causes.” Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time.” Stefan Mychajliw stated on January 29, 2021 in a press release: "The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.” Tom Cotton stated on February 1, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: "A lot of these migrants that are coming, we have no way to screen their backgrounds for either health or for security." Ryan Fournier stated on January 31, 2021 in a Tweet: “The Biden administration lost 20 million COVID vaccines.” Bloggers stated on January 25, 2021 in a blog post: “WHO now saying you do not need to wear a mask.” Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House." Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Hank Aaron’s death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine. Garlin Gilchrist stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference: In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.” The Gateway Pundit stated on January 20, 2021 in an article: “WHO admits their testing grossly overstates individuals testing positive for COVID.” Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it. Jon Rosenthal stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.” Viral image stated on January 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Dems Pass Bill to Vaccinate Children Without Parental Knowledge, Consent.” Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “absolutely no patients” at Los Angeles hospital considered the center of region's COVID-19 surge. Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: New York “is trying to pass a bill that would allow them to round up non mask wearers and people who don’t want to take the vaccine into concentration camps. Then with a court order they can force vaccinate you.” Viral image stated on December 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 vaccines have “experimental technology never before used on humans” and that some “contain nanochips which can electronically track recipients." Facebook posts stated on December 28, 2020 in a photo caption: Cornell University professor Robert Oswald said “COVID-19 was imaginary and fictitious.” Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2020 in social media posts: Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID. X posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CDC COVID-19 survival rates” are 99.997% for people ages 0 to 19, 99.98% for people ages 20 to 49, 99.5% for people ages 50 to 69, and 94.6% for people over 70. Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.”
Ron DeSantis stated on February 11, 2021 in a fundraising email: Says Joe Biden “is trying to shut FL’s border.”
Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t."
Mark Born stated on January 12, 2021 in Twitter: "The committee that advises @GovEvers and his department tasked with leading during this pandemic is recommending allowing prisoners to receive the vaccine before 65 year old grandma?”
Facebook posts stated on February 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.”
WorldNetDaily stated on February 1, 2021 in an article: “New evidence ties COVID-19 creation to research funded by Fauci"
Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Doctor proves masks don’t work” by vaping through them.
Bloggers stated on February 1, 2021 in a blog post: "BUSTED: CDC Inflated COVID Numbers, Accused of Violating Federal Law"
Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: Seniors around the world who died from COVID vaccine are being improperly listed as “natural causes.”
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time.”
Stefan Mychajliw stated on January 29, 2021 in a press release: "The (Erie Co., N.Y.) health commissioner makes more than the governor, the vice president of the United States, and has a salary that is comparable to Dr. Anthony Fauci.”
Tom Cotton stated on February 1, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview: "A lot of these migrants that are coming, we have no way to screen their backgrounds for either health or for security."
Ryan Fournier stated on January 31, 2021 in a Tweet: “The Biden administration lost 20 million COVID vaccines.”
Ron Klain stated on January 24, 2021 in an interview on Meet the Press: "The process to distribute the vaccine, particularly outside of nursing homes and hospitals out into the community as a whole, did not really exist when we came into the White House."
Facebook posts stated on January 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Hank Aaron’s death was caused by a COVID-19 vaccine.
Garlin Gilchrist stated on January 17, 2021 in a speech at MLK Day Jr. Youth Conference: In Michigan, “we were able to really flatten” the racial disparity in COVID-19’s impact “and make significant progress.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on January 20, 2021 in an article: “WHO admits their testing grossly overstates individuals testing positive for COVID.”
Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
Facebook posts stated on January 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous because 23 people died in Norway "within hours” of receiving it.
Jon Rosenthal stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet: Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.”
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.”
Viral image stated on January 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Dems Pass Bill to Vaccinate Children Without Parental Knowledge, Consent.”
Facebook posts stated on January 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: There are “absolutely no patients” at Los Angeles hospital considered the center of region's COVID-19 surge.
Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: New York “is trying to pass a bill that would allow them to round up non mask wearers and people who don’t want to take the vaccine into concentration camps. Then with a court order they can force vaccinate you.”
Viral image stated on December 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 vaccines have “experimental technology never before used on humans” and that some “contain nanochips which can electronically track recipients."
Facebook posts stated on December 28, 2020 in a photo caption: Cornell University professor Robert Oswald said “COVID-19 was imaginary and fictitious.”
Facebook posts stated on December 27, 2020 in social media posts: Says a recent study found no asymptomatic or presymptomatic spread of COVID.
X posts stated on December 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: “CDC COVID-19 survival rates” are 99.997% for people ages 0 to 19, 99.98% for people ages 20 to 49, 99.5% for people ages 50 to 69, and 94.6% for people over 70.
Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine.”
