Latest Fact-checks in Coronavirus 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 Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind." X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.” Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: “If you stop testing (for COVID-19) it all goes away and people just have colds like before.” Reiner Fuellmich stated on December 30, 2021 in a video: "Even the WHO has conceded that the (SARS- CoV-2) virus … is no more dangerous than the common flu, with an infection fatality rate of 0.14%." America First Political Committee stated on January 10, 2022 in an ad: Carlos Gimenez “wants a national database to track you and discriminate against you.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on December 21, 2021 in Twitter: "Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development." TikTok posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a TikTok video: Video shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pouring shots for a group of people “days before testing positive” for COVID-19. Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." Bloggers stated on January 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Says Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said: “Two doses of the vaccine offers very limited protection, if any.” Bloggers stated on January 12, 2022 in a blog post: “Fully vaccinated Australians in hospital for COVID-19 surpass unvaccinated” Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport. Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.” Bloggers stated on January 6, 2022 in an article: "Japan drops all vaxxine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label." Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.” Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: Washington’s State Board of Health will discuss mandatory COVID-19 quarantines and vaccine requirements for schoolchildren at a Jan. 12 meeting. Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.” Bloggers stated on December 20, 2021 in a blog post: “New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.” Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Biden's CDC Director ADMITS Her Own Employees Aren't Getting Vaccinated." X posts stated on January 10, 2022 in a tweet: Says Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine. Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus. 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 January 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: If you have “natural immunity,” getting vaccinated against COVID-19 “is more likely to harm you severely.” The Gateway Pundit stated on December 31, 2021 in a blog post: "Germany: 96% of Latest Omicron Patients were FULLY Vaccinated – Only 4% Unvaccinated” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Half a million sharks could be killed to make the COVID-19 vaccine." TikTok posts stated on January 3, 2022 in a post: When children are given vaccines for COVID-19, “a viral gene will be injected into your children's cells. This gene forces your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs." Instagram posts stated on December 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19. Bloggers stated on January 2, 2022 in an article: “Pfizer CEO: New Pill Will Have a Microchip That Transmits Info Once You Swallow It!” Save America PAC stated on December 29, 2021 in an ad: President Joe Biden “never had a” COVID-19 “plan.” Facebook posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It feels amazing” that unvaccinated people are “4.5 times LESS LIKELY to catch omicron” than people who are fully vaccinated and boosted.
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Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind." X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.” Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: “If you stop testing (for COVID-19) it all goes away and people just have colds like before.” Reiner Fuellmich stated on December 30, 2021 in a video: "Even the WHO has conceded that the (SARS- CoV-2) virus … is no more dangerous than the common flu, with an infection fatality rate of 0.14%." America First Political Committee stated on January 10, 2022 in an ad: Carlos Gimenez “wants a national database to track you and discriminate against you.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on December 21, 2021 in Twitter: "Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development." TikTok posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a TikTok video: Video shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pouring shots for a group of people “days before testing positive” for COVID-19. Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." Bloggers stated on January 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Says Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said: “Two doses of the vaccine offers very limited protection, if any.” Bloggers stated on January 12, 2022 in a blog post: “Fully vaccinated Australians in hospital for COVID-19 surpass unvaccinated” Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport. Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.” Bloggers stated on January 6, 2022 in an article: "Japan drops all vaxxine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label." Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.” Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: Washington’s State Board of Health will discuss mandatory COVID-19 quarantines and vaccine requirements for schoolchildren at a Jan. 12 meeting. Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.” Bloggers stated on December 20, 2021 in a blog post: “New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.” Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Biden's CDC Director ADMITS Her Own Employees Aren't Getting Vaccinated." X posts stated on January 10, 2022 in a tweet: Says Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine. Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus. 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 January 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: If you have “natural immunity,” getting vaccinated against COVID-19 “is more likely to harm you severely.” The Gateway Pundit stated on December 31, 2021 in a blog post: "Germany: 96% of Latest Omicron Patients were FULLY Vaccinated – Only 4% Unvaccinated” Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Half a million sharks could be killed to make the COVID-19 vaccine." TikTok posts stated on January 3, 2022 in a post: When children are given vaccines for COVID-19, “a viral gene will be injected into your children's cells. This gene forces your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs." Instagram posts stated on December 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19. Bloggers stated on January 2, 2022 in an article: “Pfizer CEO: New Pill Will Have a Microchip That Transmits Info Once You Swallow It!” Save America PAC stated on December 29, 2021 in an ad: President Joe Biden “never had a” COVID-19 “plan.” Facebook posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It feels amazing” that unvaccinated people are “4.5 times LESS LIKELY to catch omicron” than people who are fully vaccinated and boosted.
Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a video on Facebook: Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind."
X posts stated on January 16, 2022 in a tweet: Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”
Facebook posts stated on January 5, 2022 in a Facebook post: “If you stop testing (for COVID-19) it all goes away and people just have colds like before.”
Reiner Fuellmich stated on December 30, 2021 in a video: "Even the WHO has conceded that the (SARS- CoV-2) virus … is no more dangerous than the common flu, with an infection fatality rate of 0.14%."
America First Political Committee stated on January 10, 2022 in an ad: Carlos Gimenez “wants a national database to track you and discriminate against you.”
Scott Fitzgerald stated on December 21, 2021 in Twitter: "Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development."
TikTok posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a TikTok video: Video shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pouring shots for a group of people “days before testing positive” for COVID-19.
Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020."
Bloggers stated on January 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: Says Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said: “Two doses of the vaccine offers very limited protection, if any.”
Bloggers stated on January 12, 2022 in a blog post: “Fully vaccinated Australians in hospital for COVID-19 surpass unvaccinated”
Viral image stated on January 5, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport.
Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.”
Bloggers stated on January 6, 2022 in an article: "Japan drops all vaxxine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label."
Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.”
Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2022 in a Facebook post: Washington’s State Board of Health will discuss mandatory COVID-19 quarantines and vaccine requirements for schoolchildren at a Jan. 12 meeting.
Facebook posts stated on December 31, 2021 in a video on Facebook: Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.”
Bloggers stated on December 20, 2021 in a blog post: “New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.”
Facebook posts stated on December 29, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Biden's CDC Director ADMITS Her Own Employees Aren't Getting Vaccinated."
Sonia Sotomayor stated on January 7, 2022 in oral arguments at the Supreme Court: “We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, and many on ventilators” due to the coronavirus.
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 January 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: If you have “natural immunity,” getting vaccinated against COVID-19 “is more likely to harm you severely.”
The Gateway Pundit stated on December 31, 2021 in a blog post: "Germany: 96% of Latest Omicron Patients were FULLY Vaccinated – Only 4% Unvaccinated”
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Half a million sharks could be killed to make the COVID-19 vaccine."
TikTok posts stated on January 3, 2022 in a post: When children are given vaccines for COVID-19, “a viral gene will be injected into your children's cells. This gene forces your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs."
Instagram posts stated on December 31, 2021 in an Instagram post: Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19.
Bloggers stated on January 2, 2022 in an article: “Pfizer CEO: New Pill Will Have a Microchip That Transmits Info Once You Swallow It!”
Save America PAC stated on December 29, 2021 in an ad: President Joe Biden “never had a” COVID-19 “plan.”
Facebook posts stated on December 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It feels amazing” that unvaccinated people are “4.5 times LESS LIKELY to catch omicron” than people who are fully vaccinated and boosted.
