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 Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a virtual roundtable: “666,000 teachers have been laid off already since March." Ron Paul stated on November 15, 2020 in a Twitter post: Says “Biden wants a nationwide lockdown to combat a virus that has a 99%+ survival rate.” Raphael Warnock stated on November 5, 2020 in an ad: Says Kelly Loeffler is "for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “AARP endorsed Biden” and “says if you are past 75 you should just die and go away.” Kim Reynolds stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference: "If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers." Instagram posts stated on November 17, 2020 in an Instagram post: Vaccines “will remove parts of your DNA and replace it with GENETIC CODING (TECHNOLOGY)” that will “cause people to HAVE to cooperate with the New World Order.” Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2020 in an Instagram post: A member of Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force recommends “withholding food stamps and rent assistance from those who refuse coronavirus vaccines.” Instagram posts stated on November 12, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Ticketmaster is planning mandatory COVID vaccine identification for concert attendance.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pennsylvania officials are “attempting to silence voters” by sending them letters that say they’ve been exposed to COVID-19 and “must remain quarantined and not vote in person on Election Day.” X posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a tweet: Photo shows Joe Biden “doesn’t wear a mask on a plane.” Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2020 in a campaign rally in Waterford, Mich.: “Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. … So what they do is they say, ‘I'm sorry, but, you know, everybody dies of COVID.’" Viral image stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “COVID ends next Wednesday.” Raphael Warnock stated on October 28, 2020 in an interview: When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic." Donald Trump Jr. stated on October 29, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: The number of coronavirus deaths is “almost nothing.” Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic." Tom Brady stated on October 27, 2020 in an Instagram post: “More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.” Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats. Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: "World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.” Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'" Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.” Vicky Hartzler stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview with FM 93.9 “The Eagle”: “We're starting to reach almost herd immunity in this nation, so we'll be on the downside of this virus very soon." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate: Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus. Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate: “When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.” Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a presidential debate: "We are rounding the turn (on coronavirus). We are rounding the corner." Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote a paper blaming 1918-19 flu deaths on masks. Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall on NBC News: “We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19. Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Anthony Fauci was indicted “for crimes including treason, conspiring with the enemy and fraud.”
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Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a virtual roundtable: “666,000 teachers have been laid off already since March." Ron Paul stated on November 15, 2020 in a Twitter post: Says “Biden wants a nationwide lockdown to combat a virus that has a 99%+ survival rate.” Raphael Warnock stated on November 5, 2020 in an ad: Says Kelly Loeffler is "for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic." Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “AARP endorsed Biden” and “says if you are past 75 you should just die and go away.” Kim Reynolds stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference: "If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers." Instagram posts stated on November 17, 2020 in an Instagram post: Vaccines “will remove parts of your DNA and replace it with GENETIC CODING (TECHNOLOGY)” that will “cause people to HAVE to cooperate with the New World Order.” Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2020 in an Instagram post: A member of Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force recommends “withholding food stamps and rent assistance from those who refuse coronavirus vaccines.” Instagram posts stated on November 12, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Ticketmaster is planning mandatory COVID vaccine identification for concert attendance.” Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pennsylvania officials are “attempting to silence voters” by sending them letters that say they’ve been exposed to COVID-19 and “must remain quarantined and not vote in person on Election Day.” X posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a tweet: Photo shows Joe Biden “doesn’t wear a mask on a plane.” Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2020 in a campaign rally in Waterford, Mich.: “Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. … So what they do is they say, ‘I'm sorry, but, you know, everybody dies of COVID.’" Viral image stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “COVID ends next Wednesday.” Raphael Warnock stated on October 28, 2020 in an interview: When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic." Donald Trump Jr. stated on October 29, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: The number of coronavirus deaths is “almost nothing.” Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic." Tom Brady stated on October 27, 2020 in an Instagram post: “More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.” Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats. Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: "World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.” Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'" Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.” Vicky Hartzler stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview with FM 93.9 “The Eagle”: “We're starting to reach almost herd immunity in this nation, so we'll be on the downside of this virus very soon." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate: Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus. Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate: “When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.” Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a presidential debate: "We are rounding the turn (on coronavirus). We are rounding the corner." Donald Trump stated on October 20, 2020 in a rally: Pennsylvania “never opened.” Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote a paper blaming 1918-19 flu deaths on masks. Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall on NBC News: “We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19. Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Anthony Fauci was indicted “for crimes including treason, conspiring with the enemy and fraud.”
Joe Biden stated on November 18, 2020 in a virtual roundtable: “666,000 teachers have been laid off already since March."
Ron Paul stated on November 15, 2020 in a Twitter post: Says “Biden wants a nationwide lockdown to combat a virus that has a 99%+ survival rate.”
Raphael Warnock stated on November 5, 2020 in an ad: Says Kelly Loeffler is "for getting rid of health care in the middle of a pandemic."
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “AARP endorsed Biden” and “says if you are past 75 you should just die and go away.”
Kim Reynolds stated on November 10, 2020 in a press conference: "If you can’t get a test through Test Iowa, there are multiple other sites: your doctor, your clinics, your pharmacies, the stroke detection clinic centers."
Instagram posts stated on November 17, 2020 in an Instagram post: Vaccines “will remove parts of your DNA and replace it with GENETIC CODING (TECHNOLOGY)” that will “cause people to HAVE to cooperate with the New World Order.”
Instagram posts stated on November 13, 2020 in an Instagram post: A member of Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force recommends “withholding food stamps and rent assistance from those who refuse coronavirus vaccines.”
Instagram posts stated on November 12, 2020 in an Instagram post: “Ticketmaster is planning mandatory COVID vaccine identification for concert attendance.”
Facebook posts stated on November 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pennsylvania officials are “attempting to silence voters” by sending them letters that say they’ve been exposed to COVID-19 and “must remain quarantined and not vote in person on Election Day.”
X posts stated on November 1, 2020 in a tweet: Photo shows Joe Biden “doesn’t wear a mask on a plane.”
Donald Trump stated on October 30, 2020 in a campaign rally in Waterford, Mich.: “Our doctors get more money if somebody dies from COVID. … So what they do is they say, ‘I'm sorry, but, you know, everybody dies of COVID.’"
Raphael Warnock stated on October 28, 2020 in an interview: When Sen. Kelly Loeffler heard about the COVID-19 risk, she “focused on her own portfolio” and "profited from the pandemic."
Donald Trump Jr. stated on October 29, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: The number of coronavirus deaths is “almost nothing.”
Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic."
Tom Brady stated on October 27, 2020 in an Instagram post: “More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.”
Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats.
Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: "World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.”
Sri Preston Kulkarni stated on October 23, 2020 in an ad: Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.'"
Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.”
Vicky Hartzler stated on September 2, 2020 in an interview with FM 93.9 “The Eagle”: “We're starting to reach almost herd immunity in this nation, so we'll be on the downside of this virus very soon."
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a debate: Michigan has been “like a prison” during the coronavirus.
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in the final presidential debate: “When I closed (travel from China) he said I should not have closed. ...He said this is a terrible thing, you are a xenophobe, I think he called me racist. Now he says I should have closed it earlier.”
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2020 in a presidential debate: "We are rounding the turn (on coronavirus). We are rounding the corner."
Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote a paper blaming 1918-19 flu deaths on masks.
Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2020 in a town hall on NBC News: “We saved 2 million people” from dying of COVID-19.
Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs."
Facebook posts stated on May 20, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Anthony Fauci was indicted “for crimes including treason, conspiring with the enemy and fraud.”
