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 August 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.” Joe Rogan stated on August 20, 2021 in a podcast episode: The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Friendly reminder: Cigarettes are FDA approved.” TikTok posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Tik Tok post: The contagiousness of the coronavirus delta variant is “valued between 5 and 9½,” and if the value is closer to 10, “within six weeks, the whole country will test positive for delta, regardless of vaccination.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Thalidomide was FDA-approved for pregnant women in the 1960s. Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: White House, CDC, WHO and vaccine makers don’t require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers. Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.” Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!" Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats." Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports. Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: 75 doctors in South Florida walked out in protest as their hospital was flooded with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.” Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “80% of women who have been jabbed have lost their children in the first trimester.” Instagram posts stated on August 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Pfizer CEO has not yet had vaccine.” Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a report of unvaccinated Florida teachers dying from COVID-19 isn’t real. Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 vaccinations are “a violation of the Nuremberg code." Candace Owens stated on August 9, 2021 in in a Twitter post: “The CDC actually put together a document to discuss putting high risk people into camps to ‘shield’ low risk people from them.” Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in in a photo in a reddit thread: A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida. Instagram posts stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “continuously questioned the vaccine during the campaign” but now “they support vaccine cards and forced vaccinations.” Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.” Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment." Fox News Channel stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Fauci doesn’t trust new vaccine research as delta variant surges.” Viral image stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Military Times reported that a study found “60% of sailors who had been fully vaccinated with 2-shot series vaccines are now at risk for heart disease.” Instagram posts stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Mayo Clinic study shows Pfizer vaccine dropped to 42% effective.” Instagram posts stated on August 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: A six-month study from Pfizer shows that its vaccine “reduces severe COVID symptoms/hospitalizations by .1%.” TikTok posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a TikTok post: There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.” Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S. Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Gen. David H. Berger said, “No mandatory vaccinations for my Marines.”
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Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.” Joe Rogan stated on August 20, 2021 in a podcast episode: The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Friendly reminder: Cigarettes are FDA approved.” TikTok posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Tik Tok post: The contagiousness of the coronavirus delta variant is “valued between 5 and 9½,” and if the value is closer to 10, “within six weeks, the whole country will test positive for delta, regardless of vaccination.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Thalidomide was FDA-approved for pregnant women in the 1960s. Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: White House, CDC, WHO and vaccine makers don’t require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers. Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.” Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started.” Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!" Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats." Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports. Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: 75 doctors in South Florida walked out in protest as their hospital was flooded with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.” Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “80% of women who have been jabbed have lost their children in the first trimester.” Instagram posts stated on August 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Pfizer CEO has not yet had vaccine.” Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a report of unvaccinated Florida teachers dying from COVID-19 isn’t real. Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.” Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 vaccinations are “a violation of the Nuremberg code." Candace Owens stated on August 9, 2021 in in a Twitter post: “The CDC actually put together a document to discuss putting high risk people into camps to ‘shield’ low risk people from them.” Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in in a photo in a reddit thread: A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida. Instagram posts stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “continuously questioned the vaccine during the campaign” but now “they support vaccine cards and forced vaccinations.” Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.” Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment." Fox News Channel stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Fauci doesn’t trust new vaccine research as delta variant surges.” Viral image stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Military Times reported that a study found “60% of sailors who had been fully vaccinated with 2-shot series vaccines are now at risk for heart disease.” Instagram posts stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Mayo Clinic study shows Pfizer vaccine dropped to 42% effective.” Instagram posts stated on August 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: A six-month study from Pfizer shows that its vaccine “reduces severe COVID symptoms/hospitalizations by .1%.” TikTok posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a TikTok post: There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.” Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S. Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Gen. David H. Berger said, “No mandatory vaccinations for my Marines.”
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccines “were released to the public after only two months of testing in healthy humans.”
Joe Rogan stated on August 20, 2021 in a podcast episode: The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are “really gene therapy.”
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Friendly reminder: Cigarettes are FDA approved.”
TikTok posts stated on July 31, 2021 in a Tik Tok post: The contagiousness of the coronavirus delta variant is “valued between 5 and 9½,” and if the value is closer to 10, “within six weeks, the whole country will test positive for delta, regardless of vaccination.”
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Thalidomide was FDA-approved for pregnant women in the 1960s.
Facebook posts stated on August 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: White House, CDC, WHO and vaccine makers don’t require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers.
Facebook posts stated on January 26, 2021 in a post on Facebook: Video shows “pupils in Nigeria running away from being vaccinated.”
Viral image stated on August 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: “No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started.”
Facebook posts stated on August 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “FDA approval means nothing when you realize the FDA also approves pesticides in our food!"
Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview: "Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats."
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Washington public school forces unvaccinated teens to wear ankle monitors” as a condition of playing team sports.
Instagram posts stated on August 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: 75 doctors in South Florida walked out in protest as their hospital was flooded with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients
Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.”
Facebook posts stated on August 21, 2021 in a Facebook post: “80% of women who have been jabbed have lost their children in the first trimester.”
Instagram posts stated on August 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Pfizer CEO has not yet had vaccine.”
Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says a report of unvaccinated Florida teachers dying from COVID-19 isn’t real.
Roy Cooper stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference: “North Carolina during this pandemic had among the lowest COVID-related deaths, as well as job losses per capita.”
Facebook posts stated on August 16, 2021 in a Facebook post: COVID-19 vaccinations are “a violation of the Nuremberg code."
Candace Owens stated on August 9, 2021 in in a Twitter post: “The CDC actually put together a document to discuss putting high risk people into camps to ‘shield’ low risk people from them.”
Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in in a photo in a reddit thread: A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida.
Instagram posts stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris “continuously questioned the vaccine during the campaign” but now “they support vaccine cards and forced vaccinations.”
Democratic Underground stated on August 17, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The second-largest investor in Regeneron” is a firm whose CEO is Ron DeSantis’ “number one political donor.”
Facebook posts stated on August 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "100 Sailors at sea. All vaxxed. All with COVID (seven) weeks following deployment."
Fox News Channel stated on August 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Fauci doesn’t trust new vaccine research as delta variant surges.”
Viral image stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says Military Times reported that a study found “60% of sailors who had been fully vaccinated with 2-shot series vaccines are now at risk for heart disease.”
Instagram posts stated on August 12, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Mayo Clinic study shows Pfizer vaccine dropped to 42% effective.”
Instagram posts stated on August 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: A six-month study from Pfizer shows that its vaccine “reduces severe COVID symptoms/hospitalizations by .1%.”
TikTok posts stated on July 26, 2021 in a TikTok post: There is a “0.05% chance of dying from COVID.”
Ken Paxton stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview: The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.
Facebook posts stated on August 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Gen. David H. Berger said, “No mandatory vaccinations for my Marines.”
