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 Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined. Donald Trump stated on March 11, 2020 in a White House speech: The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.” Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!” Bloggers stated on March 10, 2020 in a blog post: “Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” Donald Trump stated on March 6, 2020 in remarks to reporters: “Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.” Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2020 in an image: If the coronavirus gets in your mouth, "drinking water or other liquids will WASH them down through your esophagus and into the stomach. Once there in tummy ... your stomach ACID will kill all the virus." Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an image: "Being exposed to the sun for two hours" kills the 2019 coronavirus. X posts stated on March 10, 2020 in in a tweet: Says Daniel Radcliffe has the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020. Dr. Drew Pinsky stated on February 3, 2020 in a Daily Blast Live segment: “You’re more likely to die of influenza right now” than the 2019 coronavirus. Bloggers stated on March 6, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi delayed coronavirus funding so “Dems could campaign on it.” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “President Trump has come into contact with a potential coronavirus sufferer!” YouTube videos stated on February 19, 2020 in a YouTube post: “The coronavirus was invented and patented in the USA and then planted in China.” Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People Of Color May Be Immune To The Coronavirus Because Of Melanin.” Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: The coronavirus is “simply the common cold.” Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus Hoax: Fake Virus Pandemic Fabricated to Cover-Up Global Outbreak of 5G Syndrome.” Mike Pence stated on March 4, 2020 in in a press briefing: “With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid." Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!” Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: The Obama administration "didn't do anything about” swine flu. Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in a meeting at the White House: “The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in an image: The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus." Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Starting in March if you travel outside of the United States you won’t be allowed back in the country “due to high risk of the coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.” Bloggers stated on March 3, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Sen. Lindsey Graham as saying President Trump “probably knows more about medicine and specifically viruses than any of the so-called scientists at the NIH and CDC.” Lou Dobbs stated on March 2, 2020 in a TV interview: The United States is “actually screening fewer people (for the coronavirus than other countries) because we don't have appropriate testing." Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
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Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined. Donald Trump stated on March 11, 2020 in a White House speech: The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.” Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!” Bloggers stated on March 10, 2020 in a blog post: “Whole of Italy goes into quarantine.” Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.” Donald Trump stated on March 6, 2020 in remarks to reporters: “Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.” Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2020 in an image: If the coronavirus gets in your mouth, "drinking water or other liquids will WASH them down through your esophagus and into the stomach. Once there in tummy ... your stomach ACID will kill all the virus." Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an image: "Being exposed to the sun for two hours" kills the 2019 coronavirus. X posts stated on March 10, 2020 in in a tweet: Says Daniel Radcliffe has the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020. Dr. Drew Pinsky stated on February 3, 2020 in a Daily Blast Live segment: “You’re more likely to die of influenza right now” than the 2019 coronavirus. Bloggers stated on March 6, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi delayed coronavirus funding so “Dems could campaign on it.” Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “President Trump has come into contact with a potential coronavirus sufferer!” YouTube videos stated on February 19, 2020 in a YouTube post: “The coronavirus was invented and patented in the USA and then planted in China.” Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People Of Color May Be Immune To The Coronavirus Because Of Melanin.” Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: The coronavirus is “simply the common cold.” Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus Hoax: Fake Virus Pandemic Fabricated to Cover-Up Global Outbreak of 5G Syndrome.” Mike Pence stated on March 4, 2020 in in a press briefing: “With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid." Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!” Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: The Obama administration "didn't do anything about” swine flu. Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in a meeting at the White House: “The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in an image: The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus." Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Starting in March if you travel outside of the United States you won’t be allowed back in the country “due to high risk of the coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.” Bloggers stated on March 3, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive. Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Sen. Lindsey Graham as saying President Trump “probably knows more about medicine and specifically viruses than any of the so-called scientists at the NIH and CDC.” Lou Dobbs stated on March 2, 2020 in a TV interview: The United States is “actually screening fewer people (for the coronavirus than other countries) because we don't have appropriate testing." Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.” Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
Viral image stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Tom Hanks has a volleyball to keep him company while he’s quarantined.
Donald Trump stated on March 11, 2020 in a White House speech: The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.”
Bloggers stated on March 11, 2020 in a blog post: “NYC man drops dead in middle of street — suspected coronavirus!”
Viral image stated on March 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Harvard scientists say the coronavirus is “spreading so fast that it will infect 70% of humanity this year.”
Donald Trump stated on March 6, 2020 in remarks to reporters: “Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.”
Facebook posts stated on March 6, 2020 in an image: If the coronavirus gets in your mouth, "drinking water or other liquids will WASH them down through your esophagus and into the stomach. Once there in tummy ... your stomach ACID will kill all the virus."
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in an image: "Being exposed to the sun for two hours" kills the 2019 coronavirus.
Facebook posts stated on February 28, 2020 in posts on social media: “Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.
Dr. Drew Pinsky stated on February 3, 2020 in a Daily Blast Live segment: “You’re more likely to die of influenza right now” than the 2019 coronavirus.
Bloggers stated on March 6, 2020 in a story: Says Nancy Pelosi delayed coronavirus funding so “Dems could campaign on it.”
Facebook posts stated on March 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: “President Trump has come into contact with a potential coronavirus sufferer!”
YouTube videos stated on February 19, 2020 in a YouTube post: “The coronavirus was invented and patented in the USA and then planted in China.”
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People Of Color May Be Immune To The Coronavirus Because Of Melanin.”
Facebook posts stated on March 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: The coronavirus is “simply the common cold.”
Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Coronavirus Hoax: Fake Virus Pandemic Fabricated to Cover-Up Global Outbreak of 5G Syndrome.”
Mike Pence stated on March 4, 2020 in in a press briefing: “With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid."
Viral image stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!”
Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: The Obama administration "didn't do anything about” swine flu.
Donald Trump stated on March 4, 2020 in a meeting at the White House: “The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus.
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in an image: The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus."
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Starting in March if you travel outside of the United States you won’t be allowed back in the country “due to high risk of the coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The State of Florida has announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus starting on March 6, 2020. All schools are to close for 2 weeks also from March 6th.”
Bloggers stated on March 3, 2020 in a story: Says the Vatican reports that Pope Francis tested negative for the coronavirus before a second test came back positive.
Facebook posts stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Quotes Sen. Lindsey Graham as saying President Trump “probably knows more about medicine and specifically viruses than any of the so-called scientists at the NIH and CDC.”
Lou Dobbs stated on March 2, 2020 in a TV interview: The United States is “actually screening fewer people (for the coronavirus than other countries) because we don't have appropriate testing."
Facebook posts stated on February 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The blood test for coronavirus costs $3,200.”
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on February 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
