Latest False 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 Rand Paul stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: “No one has been hospitalized for” the omicron variant of COVID-19. Bloggers stated on January 3, 2022 in a blog post: “Data from around the world suggests that omicron favors the fully vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Half a million sharks could be killed to make the COVID-19 vaccine." Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter. Instagram posts stated on December 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19. Save America PAC stated on December 29, 2021 in an ad: President Joe Biden “never had a” COVID-19 “plan.” Instagram posts stated on January 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: The CDC finally admits its COVID-19 test can’t tell the difference between the virus and the flu X posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a tweet: “WHO Director-General: The vaccines are being used to kill children.” Peter McCollough stated on December 6, 2021 in a podcast: Teens are “more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis” from the COVID-19 vaccines than to be “hospitalized with COVID.” Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Eating grapefruit, “if you're on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.” Bloggers stated on December 17, 2021 in a blog post: "Electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies, including and especially 5G, can cause the same symptoms as COVID-19!" Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The omicron variant of COVID-19 “came out” in 2021, but “the copyright on this book” about the variant is 2020. Facebook posts stated on December 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Maybe they’re just calling the common cold … the omicron variant.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2021 in a public Facebook group: “Moderna patent uncovers horror nanocensor contained in bioweapon.” Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in Facebook post: Soft-tissue cancer diagnoses have “climbed through the roof” in 2021 as a result of COVID-19 vaccines. Instagram posts stated on December 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: Deaths from vaccines have totaled 1,621 from Johnson & Johnson, 4,799 from Moderna, 13,039 from Pfizer and 73 from unknown vaccines. And this is an undercount because “only 1% of deaths are reported.” Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Society is “choosing blood clots and heart problems over cold and flu symptoms, or even no symptoms at all.” Facebook posts stated on December 6, 2021 in a video: "COVID-19 vaccines do not stop transmission of COVID, but instead increase it.” X posts stated on December 5, 2021 in a tweet: "Tap water is testing positive for COVID!” Instagram posts stated on December 2, 2021 in an Instagram post: COVID-19 vaccines are gene therapy and a recent Forbes article proves that. Bloggers stated on November 28, 2021 in a blog post: Heart complications are one symptom “listed” for the omicron variant and are being “used to cover up effects” of COVID-19 vaccines. Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines Instagram posts stated on November 3, 2021 in a post: “Vitamin D levels of 50 ng/mL correlates to zero mortality rate from COVID.” Alex Jones stated on November 14, 2021 in an InfoWars video: "Fauci admits Covid vax doesn't work" 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.” Facebook posts stated on November 16, 2021 in Facebook post: Says Bill Gates is linked to the discovery of vials labeled “smallpox” at Pennsylvania lab. X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: "Bill Gates just admitted that the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines don’t work well." Bloggers stated on November 1, 2021 in a blog post: "Report finds increased risk of spontaneous abortion following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy” after correcting “major error” in CDC study. Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Italy drastically reduced the country’s official COV1D-19 death count by over 97%. This means Covid killed fewer people than an average seasonal flu.”
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Rand Paul stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: “No one has been hospitalized for” the omicron variant of COVID-19. Bloggers stated on January 3, 2022 in a blog post: “Data from around the world suggests that omicron favors the fully vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Half a million sharks could be killed to make the COVID-19 vaccine." Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter. Instagram posts stated on December 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19. Save America PAC stated on December 29, 2021 in an ad: President Joe Biden “never had a” COVID-19 “plan.” Instagram posts stated on January 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: The CDC finally admits its COVID-19 test can’t tell the difference between the virus and the flu X posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a tweet: “WHO Director-General: The vaccines are being used to kill children.” Peter McCollough stated on December 6, 2021 in a podcast: Teens are “more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis” from the COVID-19 vaccines than to be “hospitalized with COVID.” Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Eating grapefruit, “if you're on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.” Bloggers stated on December 17, 2021 in a blog post: "Electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies, including and especially 5G, can cause the same symptoms as COVID-19!" Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The omicron variant of COVID-19 “came out” in 2021, but “the copyright on this book” about the variant is 2020. Facebook posts stated on December 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Maybe they’re just calling the common cold … the omicron variant.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2021 in a public Facebook group: “Moderna patent uncovers horror nanocensor contained in bioweapon.” Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in Facebook post: Soft-tissue cancer diagnoses have “climbed through the roof” in 2021 as a result of COVID-19 vaccines. Instagram posts stated on December 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: Deaths from vaccines have totaled 1,621 from Johnson & Johnson, 4,799 from Moderna, 13,039 from Pfizer and 73 from unknown vaccines. And this is an undercount because “only 1% of deaths are reported.” Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Society is “choosing blood clots and heart problems over cold and flu symptoms, or even no symptoms at all.” Facebook posts stated on December 6, 2021 in a video: "COVID-19 vaccines do not stop transmission of COVID, but instead increase it.” X posts stated on December 5, 2021 in a tweet: "Tap water is testing positive for COVID!” Instagram posts stated on December 2, 2021 in an Instagram post: COVID-19 vaccines are gene therapy and a recent Forbes article proves that. Bloggers stated on November 28, 2021 in a blog post: Heart complications are one symptom “listed” for the omicron variant and are being “used to cover up effects” of COVID-19 vaccines. Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines Instagram posts stated on November 3, 2021 in a post: “Vitamin D levels of 50 ng/mL correlates to zero mortality rate from COVID.” Alex Jones stated on November 14, 2021 in an InfoWars video: "Fauci admits Covid vax doesn't work" 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.” Facebook posts stated on November 16, 2021 in Facebook post: Says Bill Gates is linked to the discovery of vials labeled “smallpox” at Pennsylvania lab. X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: "Bill Gates just admitted that the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines don’t work well." Bloggers stated on November 1, 2021 in a blog post: "Report finds increased risk of spontaneous abortion following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy” after correcting “major error” in CDC study. Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Italy drastically reduced the country’s official COV1D-19 death count by over 97%. This means Covid killed fewer people than an average seasonal flu.”
Rand Paul stated on January 4, 2022 in an ad: “No one has been hospitalized for” the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Bloggers stated on January 3, 2022 in a blog post: “Data from around the world suggests that omicron favors the fully vaccinated.”
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Half a million sharks could be killed to make the COVID-19 vaccine."
Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts: Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter.
Instagram posts stated on December 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19.
Save America PAC stated on December 29, 2021 in an ad: President Joe Biden “never had a” COVID-19 “plan.”
Instagram posts stated on January 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: The CDC finally admits its COVID-19 test can’t tell the difference between the virus and the flu
X posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a tweet: “WHO Director-General: The vaccines are being used to kill children.”
Peter McCollough stated on December 6, 2021 in a podcast: Teens are “more likely to be hospitalized with myocarditis” from the COVID-19 vaccines than to be “hospitalized with COVID.”
Facebook posts stated on December 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: Eating grapefruit, “if you're on antidepressants,” can “cause a fatal overdose.”
Bloggers stated on December 17, 2021 in a blog post: "Electromagnetic radiation from wireless technologies, including and especially 5G, can cause the same symptoms as COVID-19!"
Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The omicron variant of COVID-19 “came out” in 2021, but “the copyright on this book” about the variant is 2020.
Facebook posts stated on December 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Maybe they’re just calling the common cold … the omicron variant.”
Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2021 in a public Facebook group: “Moderna patent uncovers horror nanocensor contained in bioweapon.”
Facebook posts stated on December 10, 2021 in Facebook post: Soft-tissue cancer diagnoses have “climbed through the roof” in 2021 as a result of COVID-19 vaccines.
Instagram posts stated on December 6, 2021 in an Instagram post: Deaths from vaccines have totaled 1,621 from Johnson & Johnson, 4,799 from Moderna, 13,039 from Pfizer and 73 from unknown vaccines. And this is an undercount because “only 1% of deaths are reported.”
Facebook posts stated on December 9, 2021 in a Facebook post: Society is “choosing blood clots and heart problems over cold and flu symptoms, or even no symptoms at all.”
Facebook posts stated on December 6, 2021 in a video: "COVID-19 vaccines do not stop transmission of COVID, but instead increase it.”
Instagram posts stated on December 2, 2021 in an Instagram post: COVID-19 vaccines are gene therapy and a recent Forbes article proves that.
Bloggers stated on November 28, 2021 in a blog post: Heart complications are one symptom “listed” for the omicron variant and are being “used to cover up effects” of COVID-19 vaccines.
Bloggers stated on November 16, 2021 in a video: Athletes are collapsing with heart-related issues due to the COVID-19 vaccines
Instagram posts stated on November 3, 2021 in a post: “Vitamin D levels of 50 ng/mL correlates to zero mortality rate from COVID.”
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.”
Facebook posts stated on November 16, 2021 in Facebook post: Says Bill Gates is linked to the discovery of vials labeled “smallpox” at Pennsylvania lab.
X posts stated on November 9, 2021 in a tweet: "Bill Gates just admitted that the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines don’t work well."
Bloggers stated on November 1, 2021 in a blog post: "Report finds increased risk of spontaneous abortion following COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy” after correcting “major error” in CDC study.
Facebook posts stated on November 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: No new COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, India, due to use of ivermectin
Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Italy drastically reduced the country’s official COV1D-19 death count by over 97%. This means Covid killed fewer people than an average seasonal flu.”
