Latest Fact-checks in China 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 February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Joe Biden described America as “the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.” Instagram posts stated on February 4, 2023 in an Instagram post: A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.” Ro Khanna stated on December 12, 2022 in an interview: The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.” Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Xi of China under house arrest” amid “coup by the PLA.” Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Chinese military convoy enters Ukraine from Russia.” Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The pope, Xi and Putin all meet to plan world events!” Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2022 in Facebook: "Urgente! China confirma la invasión de Los Ángeles y Baja California! Prepararon 1000 destructores!" Facebook posts stated on August 7, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook: "Urgente! China prepara un ataque nuclear desde el espacio! Nueva York en alerta roja!" Mike Gibbons stated on April 7, 2022 in an ad: "As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs." Mehmet Oz stated on April 12, 2022 in an ad: Dave McCormick is "liberal, pro-Biden, pro-China." X posts stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows the final moments aboard China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 before it crashed. Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Biden "wants to buy lithium from China for electric cars." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on January 7, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.” Stand Up To China stated on January 20, 2022 in an ad: Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.” Don Huffines stated on February 12, 2022 in an ad: “Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.” Dave McCormick stated on January 31, 2022 in an ad: “We all know China created COVID.” Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad: Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland." Instagram posts stated on January 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photos show “sheep feces” that are “now in high demand in China because of their richness in protein.” Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space. Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959. Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected. Viral image stated on June 7, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Anthony Bourdain tweeted, “This might be the best bat soup I ever had in my life. Someday everyone’s gonna be talking about Wuhan.” Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem. Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Anyone remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate: ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings. Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!” Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
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Viral image stated on February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Joe Biden described America as “the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.” Instagram posts stated on February 4, 2023 in an Instagram post: A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.” Ro Khanna stated on December 12, 2022 in an interview: The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.” Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Xi of China under house arrest” amid “coup by the PLA.” Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Chinese military convoy enters Ukraine from Russia.” Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The pope, Xi and Putin all meet to plan world events!” Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2022 in Facebook: "Urgente! China confirma la invasión de Los Ángeles y Baja California! Prepararon 1000 destructores!" Facebook posts stated on August 7, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook: "Urgente! China prepara un ataque nuclear desde el espacio! Nueva York en alerta roja!" Mike Gibbons stated on April 7, 2022 in an ad: "As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs." Mehmet Oz stated on April 12, 2022 in an ad: Dave McCormick is "liberal, pro-Biden, pro-China." X posts stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows the final moments aboard China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 before it crashed. Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Biden "wants to buy lithium from China for electric cars." Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on January 7, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.” Stand Up To China stated on January 20, 2022 in an ad: Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.” Don Huffines stated on February 12, 2022 in an ad: “Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.” Dave McCormick stated on January 31, 2022 in an ad: “We all know China created COVID.” Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad: Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland." Instagram posts stated on January 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photos show “sheep feces” that are “now in high demand in China because of their richness in protein.” Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space. Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959. Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected. Viral image stated on June 7, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Anthony Bourdain tweeted, “This might be the best bat soup I ever had in my life. Someday everyone’s gonna be talking about Wuhan.” Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem. Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Anyone remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate: ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’” Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.” Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings. Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!” Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
Viral image stated on February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post: Joe Biden described America as “the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.”
Instagram posts stated on February 4, 2023 in an Instagram post: A vigilante “shot down the Chinese spy balloon in an extraordinary act.”
Ro Khanna stated on December 12, 2022 in an interview: The U.S. "trade deficit with China has gone from about $80 billion a year in the 1990s to $400 billion a year.”
Facebook posts stated on September 24, 2022 in a Facebook post: “President Xi of China under house arrest” amid “coup by the PLA.”
Facebook posts stated on September 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Chinese military convoy enters Ukraine from Russia.”
Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The pope, Xi and Putin all meet to plan world events!”
Facebook posts stated on August 8, 2022 in Facebook: "Urgente! China confirma la invasión de Los Ángeles y Baja California! Prepararon 1000 destructores!"
Facebook posts stated on August 7, 2022 in una publicación en Facebook: "Urgente! China prepara un ataque nuclear desde el espacio! Nueva York en alerta roja!"
Mike Gibbons stated on April 7, 2022 in an ad: "As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs."
X posts stated on March 21, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows the final moments aboard China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 before it crashed.
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Biden "wants to buy lithium from China for electric cars."
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on January 7, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.”
Stand Up To China stated on January 20, 2022 in an ad: Build Back Better “would be a huge payday for Chinese manufacturing” and “would fill our streets with cars made with Chinese parts.”
Don Huffines stated on February 12, 2022 in an ad: “Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.”
Team PAC stated on February 7, 2022 in an ad: Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
Instagram posts stated on January 19, 2022 in an Instagram post: Photos show “sheep feces” that are “now in high demand in China because of their richness in protein.”
Viral image stated on January 11, 2022 in an Instagram post: Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space.
Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post: Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959.
Viral image stated on September 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Bidens own 10% of” a Chinese firm whose stock is up almost 300%” since Joe Biden was elected.
Viral image stated on June 7, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Anthony Bourdain tweeted, “This might be the best bat soup I ever had in my life. Someday everyone’s gonna be talking about Wuhan.”
Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: Social media posts stated: “Remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’”
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Anyone remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate: ‘You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars.’”
Cathy McMorris Rodgers stated on March 18, 2021 in a House hearing: The Democratic clean energy plan is pro-China, because "90% of the solar panels, 80% of the wind machines, 90% of the rare earth minerals … are in Asia or in China.”
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings.
Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.”
Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!”
Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
