Latest False 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 Majority Forward stated on July 24, 2020 in a television ad: Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.” Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Anthony Fauci as writing, “I reject the notion that it’s ‘just a virus’ and we’ll all get it eventually. What a careless, lazy, heartless stance.” Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2020 in in a post: Quotes President Donald Trump as saying, “Everybody says I’ve done a tremendous job with COVID… I think a little gratitude would be nice. Maybe a big ‘Thank you Mr. President’ is called for.” Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19. Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.” 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.” 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." 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 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.” 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 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” 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.” Dan Forest stated on July 4, 2020 in an interview: Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a meme: People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: New York state “hospitals reporting thousands of fungus lung infections due to wearing a mask!!” Donald Trump stated on July 4, 2020 in a Fourth of July speech: Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!" Greg Murphy stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study “showed that over 1 million people in North Carolina have now been exposed to the virus.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.'' Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2020 in a screenshot: Nurses submitting coronavirus tests say they all are coming back positive. Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Oklahoma 100% coronavirus test rate after Trump Tulsa rally.” Chris Kapenga stated on June 29, 2020 in a TV interview: “The (COVID-19) cases are going up, but it's because the testing is going up.” Viral image stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Four kids who took the coronavirus vaccine died immediately.” Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a viral image: If you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing a face covering for coronavirus "removes your conceal carry ability." Viral image stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “It’s ‘odd’ that the ANTIFA insurgency happened just as COVID-19 loses steam It’s ‘odd’ that COVID-19 happened the moment impeachment failed. It’s ‘odd’ that impeachment happened the moment Russian hoax failed. The Russian hoax happened because Hillary lost? Notice the pattern?” Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.” Instagram posts stated on June 23, 2020 in an image: A “face mask exempt card” allows you to cite the ADA and not wear a mask. Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.” Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.”
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Majority Forward stated on July 24, 2020 in a television ad: Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.” Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Anthony Fauci as writing, “I reject the notion that it’s ‘just a virus’ and we’ll all get it eventually. What a careless, lazy, heartless stance.” Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2020 in in a post: Quotes President Donald Trump as saying, “Everybody says I’ve done a tremendous job with COVID… I think a little gratitude would be nice. Maybe a big ‘Thank you Mr. President’ is called for.” Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19. Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.” 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.” 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." 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 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.” 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 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.” 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.” Dan Forest stated on July 4, 2020 in an interview: Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a meme: People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.” Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: New York state “hospitals reporting thousands of fungus lung infections due to wearing a mask!!” Donald Trump stated on July 4, 2020 in a Fourth of July speech: Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.” Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!" Greg Murphy stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study “showed that over 1 million people in North Carolina have now been exposed to the virus.” Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.'' Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2020 in a screenshot: Nurses submitting coronavirus tests say they all are coming back positive. Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Oklahoma 100% coronavirus test rate after Trump Tulsa rally.” Chris Kapenga stated on June 29, 2020 in a TV interview: “The (COVID-19) cases are going up, but it's because the testing is going up.” Viral image stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Four kids who took the coronavirus vaccine died immediately.” Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a viral image: If you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing a face covering for coronavirus "removes your conceal carry ability." Viral image stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “It’s ‘odd’ that the ANTIFA insurgency happened just as COVID-19 loses steam It’s ‘odd’ that COVID-19 happened the moment impeachment failed. It’s ‘odd’ that impeachment happened the moment Russian hoax failed. The Russian hoax happened because Hillary lost? Notice the pattern?” Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.” Instagram posts stated on June 23, 2020 in an image: A “face mask exempt card” allows you to cite the ADA and not wear a mask. Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.” Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.”
Majority Forward stated on July 24, 2020 in a television ad: Says Sen. Thom Tillis “doesn’t think restaurant workers should have to wash their hands.”
Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Anthony Fauci as writing, “I reject the notion that it’s ‘just a virus’ and we’ll all get it eventually. What a careless, lazy, heartless stance.”
Facebook posts stated on July 13, 2020 in in a post: Quotes President Donald Trump as saying, “Everybody says I’ve done a tremendous job with COVID… I think a little gratitude would be nice. Maybe a big ‘Thank you Mr. President’ is called for.”
Donald Trump stated on July 19, 2020 in an interview with Fox News' Chris Wallace: “We have one of the lowest mortality rates in the world” from COVID-19.
Tom Reed stated on July 9, 2020 in a news conference: Opening the schools “is a local determination, but it’s not a state determination.”
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.”
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."
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 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.”
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 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC may have to stop calling COVID-19 an ‘epidemic’ due to a remarkably low death rate.”
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.”
Dan Forest stated on July 4, 2020 in an interview: Multiple studies “all said for decades, masks do not work with viruses.”
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a meme: People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.”
Facebook posts stated on June 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: New York state “hospitals reporting thousands of fungus lung infections due to wearing a mask!!”
Donald Trump stated on July 4, 2020 in a Fourth of July speech: Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.”
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!"
Greg Murphy stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study “showed that over 1 million people in North Carolina have now been exposed to the virus.”
Ron DeSantis stated on June 26, 2020 in a press conference: "I would do press events in May, I would never be asked about coronavirus.''
Facebook posts stated on June 27, 2020 in a screenshot: Nurses submitting coronavirus tests say they all are coming back positive.
Facebook posts stated on June 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Oklahoma 100% coronavirus test rate after Trump Tulsa rally.”
Chris Kapenga stated on June 29, 2020 in a TV interview: “The (COVID-19) cases are going up, but it's because the testing is going up.”
Viral image stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Four kids who took the coronavirus vaccine died immediately.”
Viral image stated on June 23, 2020 in a viral image: If you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing a face covering for coronavirus "removes your conceal carry ability."
Viral image stated on June 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted, “It’s ‘odd’ that the ANTIFA insurgency happened just as COVID-19 loses steam It’s ‘odd’ that COVID-19 happened the moment impeachment failed. It’s ‘odd’ that impeachment happened the moment Russian hoax failed. The Russian hoax happened because Hillary lost? Notice the pattern?”
Facebook posts stated on June 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: In North Carolina, “you can be charged with a class H felony for wearing a mask and concealed carrying.”
Instagram posts stated on June 23, 2020 in an image: A “face mask exempt card” allows you to cite the ADA and not wear a mask.
Facebook posts stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.”
Donald Trump stated on June 23, 2020 in a tweet: COVID-19 cases are “up only because of our big number testing.”
