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 Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health." Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2016 in a Tampa Bay Times interview: "Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention." Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium: Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika. Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms." Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: "We have a higher rate of tested lead in people in Cleveland than in Flint." Tom Daschle stated on February 29, 2016 in an op-ed: U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce "political instability and violence" by "40 percent" in recipient nations. Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital stated on February 29, 2016 in a page on the hospital's website: The Chris Hani Baragwanath in South Africa is "the world’s third-biggest hospital." ActionAid UK stated on February 2, 2016 in a tweet: "Malawi has just 300 doctors for 16 million people." Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed." Hillary Clinton stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Hillary Clinton won "health care for 8 million children." Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 4, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website: "The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women." Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare." Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" Bono stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times": "People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done." Environmental Justice League of R.I stated on January 12, 2016 in a report: "In reality, gas produced by fracking is worse for the climate than coal." Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent." My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent" Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview.: "There is a federal criminal law that says it's a crime to transport dentures across state lines." Fulton County Health and Wellness stated on November 20, 2015 in a press release: The number of people in Atlanta dying from HIV and AIDS declined 59 percent between 2004 and 2012. Kasim Reed stated on November 17, 2015 in press release: While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up. Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration. Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs." Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations. Centers for Disease Control stated on October 22, 2015 in map: Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on October 14, 2015 in a news conference: "In 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and only four were regulated." Viral image stated on October 22, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Denmark’s suicide rate has been about twice as high as the United States’ over the past five decades.
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Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health." Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2016 in a Tampa Bay Times interview: "Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention." Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium: Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika. Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms." Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: "We have a higher rate of tested lead in people in Cleveland than in Flint." Tom Daschle stated on February 29, 2016 in an op-ed: U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce "political instability and violence" by "40 percent" in recipient nations. Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital stated on February 29, 2016 in a page on the hospital's website: The Chris Hani Baragwanath in South Africa is "the world’s third-biggest hospital." ActionAid UK stated on February 2, 2016 in a tweet: "Malawi has just 300 doctors for 16 million people." Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed." Hillary Clinton stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Hillary Clinton won "health care for 8 million children." Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 4, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website: "The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women." Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare." Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" Bono stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times": "People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done." Environmental Justice League of R.I stated on January 12, 2016 in a report: "In reality, gas produced by fracking is worse for the climate than coal." Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent." My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent" Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Bob Goodlatte stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview.: "There is a federal criminal law that says it's a crime to transport dentures across state lines." Fulton County Health and Wellness stated on November 20, 2015 in a press release: The number of people in Atlanta dying from HIV and AIDS declined 59 percent between 2004 and 2012. Kasim Reed stated on November 17, 2015 in press release: While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up. Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration. Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs." Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations. Centers for Disease Control stated on October 22, 2015 in map: Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on October 14, 2015 in a news conference: "In 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and only four were regulated." Viral image stated on October 22, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Denmark’s suicide rate has been about twice as high as the United States’ over the past five decades.
Marcus Low stated on March 19, 2016 in an interview with a South African journalist: "Most funding for tuberculosis research (is) provided by the U.S. National Institutes for Health."
Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid."
Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2016 in a Tampa Bay Times interview: "Florida is investing record amounts of funding for HIV/AIDS prevention."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 18, 2016 in a post on Medium: Congress will begin its recess "without having allocated one penny" to fight Zika.
Joe Pitts stated on March 10, 2016 in a Medium post: "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120 Americans on average die from a drug overdose every day. Overall, drug overdose deaths now outnumber deaths from firearms."
Club for Growth stated on March 17, 2016 in a political ad: Says Donald Trump promised "to take care of everybody (through government-run healthcare and) the government's going to pay for it."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint: "We have a higher rate of tested lead in people in Cleveland than in Flint."
Tom Daschle stated on February 29, 2016 in an op-ed: U.S. global AIDS spending helped reduce "political instability and violence" by "40 percent" in recipient nations.
Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital stated on February 29, 2016 in a page on the hospital's website: The Chris Hani Baragwanath in South Africa is "the world’s third-biggest hospital."
ActionAid UK stated on February 2, 2016 in a tweet: "Malawi has just 300 doctors for 16 million people."
Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 15, 2016 in a TV ad : Says Hillary Clinton won "health care for 8 million children."
Centre for Research on Globalization stated on February 4, 2016 in an article posted on the group's website: "The most likely triggering cause of (microcephaly)" is the "DTaP shot, a vaccine that had been recently mandated by the Brazilian government to be injected into pregnant women."
Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare."
Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)"
Bono stated on January 24, 2016 in an interview with the "Irish Times": "People think AIDS is done -- it’s not done."
Environmental Justice League of R.I stated on January 12, 2016 in a report: "In reality, gas produced by fracking is worse for the climate than coal."
Jeb Bush stated on January 4, 2016 in a column posted on Medium: "As governor of Florida, I used a combination of strategies to help reduce heroin use among youth in Florida by approximately 50 percent."
My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent"
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."
Bob Goodlatte stated on November 24, 2015 in a radio interview.: "There is a federal criminal law that says it's a crime to transport dentures across state lines."
Fulton County Health and Wellness stated on November 20, 2015 in a press release: The number of people in Atlanta dying from HIV and AIDS declined 59 percent between 2004 and 2012.
Kasim Reed stated on November 17, 2015 in press release: While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.
Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration.
Wendy Davis stated on September 21, 2015 in an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell”: After the Texas cutoff of aid to women’s health care services including Planned Parenthood clinics, "over 150,000… women lost the only health care they had. Our Medicaid birth rate shot up. It cost taxpayers over $130 million in one year alone in extra Medicaid birth costs."
Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.
Centers for Disease Control stated on October 22, 2015 in map: Georgia has the highest flu activity in the country.
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on October 14, 2015 in a news conference: "In 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and only four were regulated."
Viral image stated on October 22, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web: Says Denmark’s suicide rate has been about twice as high as the United States’ over the past five decades.
