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 Bryan Steil stated on July 30, 2020 in a tweet: “3.8% of Wisconsin’s coronavirus funding has been spent.” Viral image stated on August 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Bill Clinton among others not wearing a mask at John Lewis’ funeral. Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.” Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2020 in a Fox and Friends interview: Children are “almost immune from this disease.” Mandy Cohen stated on July 28, 2020 in a press conference: There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization. Brett Giroir stated on August 2, 2020 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “There have been five randomized controlled, placebo controlled trials that do not show any benefit to hydroxychloroquine.” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.” Brett Giroir stated on July 26, 2020 in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”: “Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.” Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Gates said, “We need to develop a digital certificate that shows who has received all the vaccinations. Only those with all the required vaccinations may travel, visit churches, participate in sports and music events, get a job, etc.” Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a large crowd in Berlin protesting the “covid hoax.” Charles Schumer stated on July 28, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.” Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.” Facebook posts stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Herman Cain died of cancer, not COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people. Viral image stated on July 29, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic insulting his supporters. Viral image stated on July 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: A common cold can cause a positive COVID-19 test. Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release: Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks." Van Wanggaard stated on July 30, 2020 in a news release: Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.” Michael Schraa stated on July 24, 2020 in Interview: Says wearing masks has been “proven ineffective.” Facebook posts stated on July 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you have worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Labor has finally authorized up to $4,800 in hazard pay for qualified essential workers.” Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “American coronavirus vaccine killed five Ukrainians.” M.J. Hegar stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: Says 1 in 5 Texans did not have health insurance coverage before the pandemic, and now “nearly 1 in 3 Texans under the age of 65 don’t have access to health care insurance.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the NIH “15 years ago published a study on chloroquine. It is effective against COVID-(1).” Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in social media posts: Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.” Stella Immanuel stated on July 27, 2020 in a press conference: “This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. I know you people want to talk about a mask. Hello? You don’t need (a) mask. There is a cure.” Viral image stated on July 21, 2020 in a viral image: The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000. West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2020 in a tweet: “Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.” Sean Hannity stated on July 21, 2020 in an episode of his TV show: The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.” 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.”
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Bryan Steil stated on July 30, 2020 in a tweet: “3.8% of Wisconsin’s coronavirus funding has been spent.” Viral image stated on August 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Bill Clinton among others not wearing a mask at John Lewis’ funeral. Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.” Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2020 in a Fox and Friends interview: Children are “almost immune from this disease.” Mandy Cohen stated on July 28, 2020 in a press conference: There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization. Brett Giroir stated on August 2, 2020 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “There have been five randomized controlled, placebo controlled trials that do not show any benefit to hydroxychloroquine.” Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.” Brett Giroir stated on July 26, 2020 in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”: “Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.” Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Gates said, “We need to develop a digital certificate that shows who has received all the vaccinations. Only those with all the required vaccinations may travel, visit churches, participate in sports and music events, get a job, etc.” Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a large crowd in Berlin protesting the “covid hoax.” Charles Schumer stated on July 28, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.” Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.” Facebook posts stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Herman Cain died of cancer, not COVID-19. Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people. Viral image stated on July 29, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic insulting his supporters. Viral image stated on July 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: A common cold can cause a positive COVID-19 test. Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release: Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks." Van Wanggaard stated on July 30, 2020 in a news release: Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.” Michael Schraa stated on July 24, 2020 in Interview: Says wearing masks has been “proven ineffective.” Facebook posts stated on July 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you have worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Labor has finally authorized up to $4,800 in hazard pay for qualified essential workers.” Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “American coronavirus vaccine killed five Ukrainians.” M.J. Hegar stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: Says 1 in 5 Texans did not have health insurance coverage before the pandemic, and now “nearly 1 in 3 Texans under the age of 65 don’t have access to health care insurance.” Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the NIH “15 years ago published a study on chloroquine. It is effective against COVID-(1).” Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in social media posts: Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.” Stella Immanuel stated on July 27, 2020 in a press conference: “This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. I know you people want to talk about a mask. Hello? You don’t need (a) mask. There is a cure.” Viral image stated on July 21, 2020 in a viral image: The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000. West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2020 in a tweet: “Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.” Sean Hannity stated on July 21, 2020 in an episode of his TV show: The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.” 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.”
Bryan Steil stated on July 30, 2020 in a tweet: “3.8% of Wisconsin’s coronavirus funding has been spent.”
Viral image stated on August 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows Bill Clinton among others not wearing a mask at John Lewis’ funeral.
Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.”
Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2020 in a Fox and Friends interview: Children are “almost immune from this disease.”
Mandy Cohen stated on July 28, 2020 in a press conference: There’s a “direct correlation” between North Carolina’s mask requirement and COVID-19 stabilization.
Brett Giroir stated on August 2, 2020 in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press: “There have been five randomized controlled, placebo controlled trials that do not show any benefit to hydroxychloroquine.”
Facebook posts stated on July 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “At John Lewis funeral Obama told a room full of people that rooms full of people is too dangerous so we must mail in vote.”
Brett Giroir stated on July 26, 2020 in an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union”: “Five veterinary labs have their CLIA certification to officially test human patients. There are a lot of labs who are doing surveillance testing that don't need the CLIA certification.”
Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Bill Gates said, “We need to develop a digital certificate that shows who has received all the vaccinations. Only those with all the required vaccinations may travel, visit churches, participate in sports and music events, get a job, etc.”
Viral image stated on August 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a large crowd in Berlin protesting the “covid hoax.”
Charles Schumer stated on July 28, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: “You know what’s in this bill? No medical malpractice suits until 2024, even if they’re not COVID related.”
Facebook posts stated on July 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: A study from the CDC and the WHO “proves face masks do not prevent the spread of a virus.”
Facebook posts stated on July 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Herman Cain died of cancer, not COVID-19.
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!”
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Florida is doing over five times better” than New Jersey and New York in COVID-19 deaths per million people.
Viral image stated on July 29, 2020 in a tweet: Says Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic insulting his supporters.
Viral image stated on July 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: A common cold can cause a positive COVID-19 test.
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release: Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks."
Van Wanggaard stated on July 30, 2020 in a news release: Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.”
Michael Schraa stated on July 24, 2020 in Interview: Says wearing masks has been “proven ineffective.”
Facebook posts stated on July 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you have worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Labor has finally authorized up to $4,800 in hazard pay for qualified essential workers.”
Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2020 in a Facebook post: “American coronavirus vaccine killed five Ukrainians.”
M.J. Hegar stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: Says 1 in 5 Texans did not have health insurance coverage before the pandemic, and now “nearly 1 in 3 Texans under the age of 65 don’t have access to health care insurance.”
Facebook posts stated on July 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the NIH “15 years ago published a study on chloroquine. It is effective against COVID-(1).”
Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in social media posts: Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.”
Stella Immanuel stated on July 27, 2020 in a press conference: “This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. I know you people want to talk about a mask. Hello? You don’t need (a) mask. There is a cure.”
Viral image stated on July 21, 2020 in a viral image: The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000.
West Virginia Democratic Party stated on July 10, 2020 in a tweet: “Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.”
Sean Hannity stated on July 21, 2020 in an episode of his TV show: The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.”
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.”
