Latest Fact-checks 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 April 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.” Viral image stated on March 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows two Italian nurses in a hospital a few days before they got COVID-19 and died. Viral image stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Murray said “Social media is training us to compare our lives ... No wonder why everyone is depressed.” Lori Lightfoot stated on April 7, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Illinois lags way behind all of our neighbors and certainly we’re in the bottom tier of states that are doing testing." AFL-CIO stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in Facebook posts: Images show COVID-19 victims being buried in mass graves in New York City. Viral image stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Corona is so bad, this guy died twice!” Bobby Scott stated on April 2, 2020 in a radio interview.: ”If you line up all the countries that have done (Covid-19) testing on a per-capita basis, we’re at the bottom of the list.” Viral image stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows a “gay party in Italy few weeks before COVID-19.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Asian, Hong Kong, swine and bird flus each “killed more people than coronavirus.” Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in in a White House briefing: Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Jack Whitver stated on April 7, 2020 in an email newsletter: Before COVID-19, “Iowa had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, and many employers were scrambling to find qualified employees to fill their job openings.” Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says there’s an 800 number you can call to track the status of your stimulus check. Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer bans buying US flags during lockdown.” Kathy Hochul stated on April 8, 2020 in a television interview: Gov. Andrew Cuomo “was simply saying if we can share 20 percent of your excess, your non-used ventilators, to help people in other parts of the state on a voluntary basis, that would be great. Of course, there was a reaction to that, which was not positive." Candace Owens stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: “Everyone is only dying of coronavirus now.” Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China." Bloggers stated on April 9, 2020 in a blog post: “Church services can’t resume until we’re all vaccinated, says Bill Gates.” X posts stated on April 5, 2020 in social media posts: Say televangelist Pat Robertson said some young people “are doing all kinds of unnatural things with their sex organs. When people do that, they transfer all kinds of chemicals from ladies’ private parts and that’s where I think the (corona)virus came from.” Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in a tweet: "It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock. Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mass vaccination for COVID-19 in Senegal was started yesterday (4/8) and the first 7 CHILDREN who received it DIED on the spot.” Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.” DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large." X posts stated on April 4, 2020 in a tweet: Suggests Trump urged sick people to get out and vote during COVID-19 pandemic Bernie Sanders stated on April 8, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package." Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Same little boy died of COVID-19 in three different countries. Still don’t believe the media is #fakenews?” Viral image stated on April 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “‘Private’ messages sent to individual people during a Zoom meeting show up in the end-of-meeting transcript along with all other public messages.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows South Carolina after stay-at-home orders were announced.
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Viral image stated on April 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.” Viral image stated on March 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows two Italian nurses in a hospital a few days before they got COVID-19 and died. Viral image stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Murray said “Social media is training us to compare our lives ... No wonder why everyone is depressed.” Lori Lightfoot stated on April 7, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Illinois lags way behind all of our neighbors and certainly we’re in the bottom tier of states that are doing testing." AFL-CIO stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in Facebook posts: Images show COVID-19 victims being buried in mass graves in New York City. Viral image stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Corona is so bad, this guy died twice!” Bobby Scott stated on April 2, 2020 in a radio interview.: ”If you line up all the countries that have done (Covid-19) testing on a per-capita basis, we’re at the bottom of the list.” Viral image stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows a “gay party in Italy few weeks before COVID-19.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Asian, Hong Kong, swine and bird flus each “killed more people than coronavirus.” Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in in a White House briefing: Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Jack Whitver stated on April 7, 2020 in an email newsletter: Before COVID-19, “Iowa had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, and many employers were scrambling to find qualified employees to fill their job openings.” Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says there’s an 800 number you can call to track the status of your stimulus check. Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer bans buying US flags during lockdown.” Kathy Hochul stated on April 8, 2020 in a television interview: Gov. Andrew Cuomo “was simply saying if we can share 20 percent of your excess, your non-used ventilators, to help people in other parts of the state on a voluntary basis, that would be great. Of course, there was a reaction to that, which was not positive." Candace Owens stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: “Everyone is only dying of coronavirus now.” Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China." Bloggers stated on April 9, 2020 in a blog post: “Church services can’t resume until we’re all vaccinated, says Bill Gates.” X posts stated on April 5, 2020 in social media posts: Say televangelist Pat Robertson said some young people “are doing all kinds of unnatural things with their sex organs. When people do that, they transfer all kinds of chemicals from ladies’ private parts and that’s where I think the (corona)virus came from.” Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in a tweet: "It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock. Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mass vaccination for COVID-19 in Senegal was started yesterday (4/8) and the first 7 CHILDREN who received it DIED on the spot.” Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.” DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large." X posts stated on April 4, 2020 in a tweet: Suggests Trump urged sick people to get out and vote during COVID-19 pandemic Bernie Sanders stated on April 8, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package." Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Same little boy died of COVID-19 in three different countries. Still don’t believe the media is #fakenews?” Viral image stated on April 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “‘Private’ messages sent to individual people during a Zoom meeting show up in the end-of-meeting transcript along with all other public messages.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows South Carolina after stay-at-home orders were announced.
Viral image stated on April 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.”
Viral image stated on March 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows two Italian nurses in a hospital a few days before they got COVID-19 and died.
Viral image stated on April 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Murray said “Social media is training us to compare our lives ... No wonder why everyone is depressed.”
Lori Lightfoot stated on April 7, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Illinois lags way behind all of our neighbors and certainly we’re in the bottom tier of states that are doing testing."
AFL-CIO stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: "The Postal Service is not losing money because of Amazon. It’s losing money because in 2006, the Republican-led Congress passed a law forcing it to prepay its pensions for 75 years, which no other corporation does ... Without this law, the Postal Service would be turning a profit.”
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in Facebook posts: Images show COVID-19 victims being buried in mass graves in New York City.
Bobby Scott stated on April 2, 2020 in a radio interview.: ”If you line up all the countries that have done (Covid-19) testing on a per-capita basis, we’re at the bottom of the list.”
Viral image stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a video shows a “gay party in Italy few weeks before COVID-19.”
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Asian, Hong Kong, swine and bird flus each “killed more people than coronavirus.”
Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in in a White House briefing: Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jack Whitver stated on April 7, 2020 in an email newsletter: Before COVID-19, “Iowa had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, and many employers were scrambling to find qualified employees to fill their job openings.”
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says there’s an 800 number you can call to track the status of your stimulus check.
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer bans buying US flags during lockdown.”
Kathy Hochul stated on April 8, 2020 in a television interview: Gov. Andrew Cuomo “was simply saying if we can share 20 percent of your excess, your non-used ventilators, to help people in other parts of the state on a voluntary basis, that would be great. Of course, there was a reaction to that, which was not positive."
Rick Santorum stated on April 13, 2020 in on CNN: "The president looks like he was ahead of the curve – as you know, he talks about this all the time – on shutting down travel from China."
Bloggers stated on April 9, 2020 in a blog post: “Church services can’t resume until we’re all vaccinated, says Bill Gates.”
X posts stated on April 5, 2020 in social media posts: Say televangelist Pat Robertson said some young people “are doing all kinds of unnatural things with their sex organs. When people do that, they transfer all kinds of chemicals from ladies’ private parts and that’s where I think the (corona)virus came from.”
Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in a tweet: "It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states."
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says CEOs got advance notice of COVID, then resigned to dump stock.
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus.
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mass vaccination for COVID-19 in Senegal was started yesterday (4/8) and the first 7 CHILDREN who received it DIED on the spot.”
Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.”
DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large."
X posts stated on April 4, 2020 in a tweet: Suggests Trump urged sick people to get out and vote during COVID-19 pandemic
Bernie Sanders stated on April 8, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian: “It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package."
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Same little boy died of COVID-19 in three different countries. Still don’t believe the media is #fakenews?”
Viral image stated on April 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “‘Private’ messages sent to individual people during a Zoom meeting show up in the end-of-meeting transcript along with all other public messages.”
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a photo shows South Carolina after stay-at-home orders were announced.
