Latest False Fact-checks in Facebook Fact-checks 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 January 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says cutting out sugar and drinking hot lemon water will cure cancer. Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says this poem about people staying home was written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1869. Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “59 people die as pastor gives them dettol to drink in church to prevent coronavirus.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.” Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.” Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a fake news article: Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns." Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.” Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus in a 1551 passage about a plague spreading from the east. Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a blog post: “Joe Exotic tests positive for coronavirus in prison. It’s been confirmed.” Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pictures and reports of “empty hospitals” prove COVID-19 spread is “fake crisis for real government planned agendas.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in an image: Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.” Bloggers stated on March 28, 2020 in a blog post: “Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19.” Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 remains in the air for eight hours and that everyone is now required to wear masks “everywhere.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol. Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says imposters in hazmat suits are going door to door in Stockton, Calif., saying they are checking residents for fever or COVID-19, but they “will enter your home and physically attempt robbery.” Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!” Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus. Viral image stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan. Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: "If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint." Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a video: "Slices of lemon in a cup of hot water can save your life. The hot lemon can kill the proliferation of" the novel coronavirus. Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Snapchat screenshot: Says "special military helicopters will spray pesticide against the Corona virus in the skies all over the country." Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Huge! Results From Breaking Chloroquine Study Show 100% Cure Rate For Patients Infected With The Coronavirus." Bloggers stated on March 23, 2020 in a blog post: Says you can get a free $100 Lowe’s coupon by answering a few questions Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.” Chain message stated on March 19, 2020 in a text: The federal government is “preparing to mobilize the national guard,” “dispatch them across the US with military” and “announce a nationwide 1 week quarantine for all citizens.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: A list of 11 names are “Marines that gave their lives this week for everyone in this country. There is no media for them, not even a mention of their names.”
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Facebook posts stated on January 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says cutting out sugar and drinking hot lemon water will cure cancer. Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says this poem about people staying home was written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1869. Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “59 people die as pastor gives them dettol to drink in church to prevent coronavirus.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.” Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.” Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a fake news article: Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns." Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.” Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus in a 1551 passage about a plague spreading from the east. Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a blog post: “Joe Exotic tests positive for coronavirus in prison. It’s been confirmed.” Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pictures and reports of “empty hospitals” prove COVID-19 spread is “fake crisis for real government planned agendas.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in an image: Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.” Bloggers stated on March 28, 2020 in a blog post: “Queen Elizabeth tests positive for COVID-19.” Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 remains in the air for eight hours and that everyone is now required to wear masks “everywhere.” Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol. Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says imposters in hazmat suits are going door to door in Stockton, Calif., saying they are checking residents for fever or COVID-19, but they “will enter your home and physically attempt robbery.” Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!” Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus. Viral image stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan. Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: "If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint." Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a video: "Slices of lemon in a cup of hot water can save your life. The hot lemon can kill the proliferation of" the novel coronavirus. Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Snapchat screenshot: Says "special military helicopters will spray pesticide against the Corona virus in the skies all over the country." Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Huge! Results From Breaking Chloroquine Study Show 100% Cure Rate For Patients Infected With The Coronavirus." Bloggers stated on March 23, 2020 in a blog post: Says you can get a free $100 Lowe’s coupon by answering a few questions Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.” Chain message stated on March 19, 2020 in a text: The federal government is “preparing to mobilize the national guard,” “dispatch them across the US with military” and “announce a nationwide 1 week quarantine for all citizens.” Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: A list of 11 names are “Marines that gave their lives this week for everyone in this country. There is no media for them, not even a mention of their names.”
Facebook posts stated on January 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says cutting out sugar and drinking hot lemon water will cure cancer.
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says this poem about people staying home was written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1869.
Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: “59 people die as pastor gives them dettol to drink in church to prevent coronavirus.”
Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video shows “the Chinese are destroying the 5G poles as they are aware that it is the thing triggering the corona symptoms.”
Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Goodwill used the pandemic “to fire all of their employees instead of laying them off.”
Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a fake news article: Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns."
Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.”
Facebook posts stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus in a 1551 passage about a plague spreading from the east.
Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a blog post: “Joe Exotic tests positive for coronavirus in prison. It’s been confirmed.”
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Pictures and reports of “empty hospitals” prove COVID-19 spread is “fake crisis for real government planned agendas.”
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi’s “daughter is on the board of the Kennedy Center so that’s why it was so important to send them all that money.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/forearms & went to the kitchen to cook. The moment she turned on the gas stove, her hands caught fire due to the alcohol contained in the sanitizer.”
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in an image: Says the governors of Michigan, New York and Nevada “have issued orders banning the prescription of hydroxychloroquine to patients with COVID-19.”
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 remains in the air for eight hours and that everyone is now required to wear masks “everywhere.”
Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol.
Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says imposters in hazmat suits are going door to door in Stockton, Calif., saying they are checking residents for fever or COVID-19, but they “will enter your home and physically attempt robbery.”
Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus.
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Donald Trump would receive $17 million for three hotels closed for four days under Republican bill! How in the hell is this right?!”
Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus.
Viral image stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan.
Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2020 in a Facebook post: "If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint."
Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a video: "Slices of lemon in a cup of hot water can save your life. The hot lemon can kill the proliferation of" the novel coronavirus.
Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Snapchat screenshot: Says "special military helicopters will spray pesticide against the Corona virus in the skies all over the country."
Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Huge! Results From Breaking Chloroquine Study Show 100% Cure Rate For Patients Infected With The Coronavirus."
Bloggers stated on March 23, 2020 in a blog post: Says you can get a free $100 Lowe’s coupon by answering a few questions
Facebook posts stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Go to 2020census.gov and fill out this census form so you can get your stimulus check.”
Chain message stated on March 19, 2020 in a text: The federal government is “preparing to mobilize the national guard,” “dispatch them across the US with military” and “announce a nationwide 1 week quarantine for all citizens.”
Facebook posts stated on February 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: A list of 11 names are “Marines that gave their lives this week for everyone in this country. There is no media for them, not even a mention of their names.”
