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 July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.” Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Dr. Fauci, Melinda Gates and Barack Obama at the Wuhan Lab in 2015.” Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a media website: "New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus" Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida." Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 8, 2020 in a tweet: "Marquette University threatened to rescind student’s admission over pro-Trump TikTok video." Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Betsy Devos said "only" 0.02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school. Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an Indian on a big-time team." Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says FEMA is giving essential workers $1,000. Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!” Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2020 in on social media: Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases. Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.” Alex Azar stated on July 9, 2020 in comments made during a virtual summit sponsored by The Hill newspaper: “First off, it’s in statute already in HIPAA that preexisting conditions are covered.” Viral image stated on July 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Wayfair president of operations Bill Hutcherson with Ghislaine Maxwell.” Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Weis Food stores will no longer sell anything with the American flag and their employees can no longer wear anything with the flag.” Viral image stated on July 13, 2020 in a video on Facebook: “Registered Republican not allowed to vote.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.” Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers. Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee." Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat." Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Hillary Clinton is on trial, she (supposed) to have killed” a 10-year-old girl. Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.” Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in an image: Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.” Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.” Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’” John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.” Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New Zealand let health experts” rather than politicians make decisions about how to deal with COVID-19, “and as of today they have zero COVID cases.” Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
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Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.” Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Dr. Fauci, Melinda Gates and Barack Obama at the Wuhan Lab in 2015.” Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a media website: "New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus" Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida." Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 8, 2020 in a tweet: "Marquette University threatened to rescind student’s admission over pro-Trump TikTok video." Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.” Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Betsy Devos said "only" 0.02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school. Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an Indian on a big-time team." Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says FEMA is giving essential workers $1,000. Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!” Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2020 in on social media: Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases. Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.” Alex Azar stated on July 9, 2020 in comments made during a virtual summit sponsored by The Hill newspaper: “First off, it’s in statute already in HIPAA that preexisting conditions are covered.” Viral image stated on July 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Wayfair president of operations Bill Hutcherson with Ghislaine Maxwell.” Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Weis Food stores will no longer sell anything with the American flag and their employees can no longer wear anything with the flag.” Viral image stated on July 13, 2020 in a video on Facebook: “Registered Republican not allowed to vote.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.” Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers. Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee." Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat." Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Hillary Clinton is on trial, she (supposed) to have killed” a 10-year-old girl. Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.” Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in an image: Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.” Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.” Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’” John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.” Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.” Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New Zealand let health experts” rather than politicians make decisions about how to deal with COVID-19, “and as of today they have zero COVID cases.” Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “All the books” have been removed from the classrooms of a Minnesota middle school because administrators “claim that the books cannot be cleaned.”
Viral image stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Dr. Fauci, Melinda Gates and Barack Obama at the Wuhan Lab in 2015.”
Facebook posts stated on April 16, 2020 in a media website: "New study: The flu vaccine is 'significantly associated' with an increased risk of coronavirus"
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Wrong" COVID-19 case count by Orlando Health "explains the 'outbreak' in Florida."
Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 8, 2020 in a tweet: "Marquette University threatened to rescind student’s admission over pro-Trump TikTok video."
Kim Reynolds stated on July 14, 2020 in at a press conference: “Kids are less likely to get it (COVID-19). You know, they’re less likely to spread. So I think there’s some pretty good data out there that will help alleviate some of the concerns.”
Facebook posts stated on July 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Betsy Devos said "only" 0.02% of kids are likely to die when they go back to school.
Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a leader of the Blackfeet Nation tribe designed the current Washington Redskins logo and once said it “made us all proud to have an Indian on a big-time team."
Facebook posts stated on July 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says FEMA is giving essential workers $1,000.
Facebook posts stated on June 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Supreme Court ruled today NO VOTING BY MAIL !!!”
Facebook posts stated on July 8, 2020 in on social media: Only 56 coronavirus deaths a day was enough to collapse the world economy, even though thousands of people die daily from tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and other diseases.
Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “No other country” is having a “second wave” of COVID-19 “because they are not trying to unseat a President in November.”
Alex Azar stated on July 9, 2020 in comments made during a virtual summit sponsored by The Hill newspaper: “First off, it’s in statute already in HIPAA that preexisting conditions are covered.”
Viral image stated on July 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows “Wayfair president of operations Bill Hutcherson with Ghislaine Maxwell.”
Facebook posts stated on July 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Weis Food stores will no longer sell anything with the American flag and their employees can no longer wear anything with the flag.”
Viral image stated on July 13, 2020 in a video on Facebook: “Registered Republican not allowed to vote.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 7, 2020 in a tweet: Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”
Facebook posts stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Dr. Denis Mukwege as saying he resigned from the Congolese coronavirus response team because he was ordered to fabricate COVID-19 case and death numbers.
Facebook posts stated on July 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee."
Tucker Carlson stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: “To children and the vast majority of young and middle-aged adults and the vast majority of teachers, (the coronavirus) poses virtually zero threat."
Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Hillary Clinton is on trial, she (supposed) to have killed” a 10-year-old girl.
Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 testing could be done with mouth swabs, so maybe deeper swabbing is “implanting something.”
Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in an image: Lists eight wealthy politicians and public figures who “got millions (or close to it) in PPP loans.”
Facebook posts stated on July 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.”
Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.”
Mike Pence stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: “And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’”
John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2020 in an interview: Says “no one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus. We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to others.”
Melissa Melendez stated on July 9, 2020 in a tweet: “There is no science or data to suggest that kids are at risk from COVID.”
Facebook posts stated on July 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “New Zealand let health experts” rather than politicians make decisions about how to deal with COVID-19, “and as of today they have zero COVID cases.”
Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
