Latest False Fact-checks in Public Health 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 Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.” Viral image stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a “Center for Global Population Reduction” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters. Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks. Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!” Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2020 in an image: “Ultraviolet Radiation is administered into the body as a disinfectant to kill bacteria and viruses and this has been used for a while now.” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: Mosquitoes can transfer COVID-19 “from person to person” Chris Larson stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election. Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a text post: The Gates Foundation "tested a polio vax in India between 2000 & 2017 and paralysed 496,000 children." Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in posts on the Internet: “The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Herd immunity is probably why California has far fewer COVID-19 deaths than New York. Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.” Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown. Kellyanne Conway stated on April 15, 2020 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. And so you would think the people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that." Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit. Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Asian, Hong Kong, swine and bird flus each “killed more people than coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a pandemic occurs exactly every 100 years. 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 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.” Jesse Watters stated on March 31, 2020 in comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel: “We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.” 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 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus. Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus. Bloggers stated on March 20, 2020 in an article: “Fish tank additive may treat coronavirus.” Instagram posts stated on March 23, 2020 in social media posts: “Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.” 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." Greg Murphy stated on March 16, 2020 in a tweet: “Sunlight actually can kill the (novel coronavirus.)” Ron Paul stated on March 16, 2020 in an opinion article: Says Anthony Fauci’s statement that the coronavirus death rate is 10 times that of the seasonal flu is “a claim without any scientific basis."
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Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.” Viral image stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a “Center for Global Population Reduction” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters. Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans. Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks. Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!” Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2020 in an image: “Ultraviolet Radiation is administered into the body as a disinfectant to kill bacteria and viruses and this has been used for a while now.” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: Mosquitoes can transfer COVID-19 “from person to person” Chris Larson stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election. Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a text post: The Gates Foundation "tested a polio vax in India between 2000 & 2017 and paralysed 496,000 children." Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in posts on the Internet: “The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.” Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Herd immunity is probably why California has far fewer COVID-19 deaths than New York. Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.” Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown. Kellyanne Conway stated on April 15, 2020 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. And so you would think the people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that." Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit. Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Asian, Hong Kong, swine and bird flus each “killed more people than coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus. Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a pandemic occurs exactly every 100 years. 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 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.” Jesse Watters stated on March 31, 2020 in comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel: “We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.” 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 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus. Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus. Bloggers stated on March 20, 2020 in an article: “Fish tank additive may treat coronavirus.” Instagram posts stated on March 23, 2020 in social media posts: “Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.” 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." Greg Murphy stated on March 16, 2020 in a tweet: “Sunlight actually can kill the (novel coronavirus.)” Ron Paul stated on March 16, 2020 in an opinion article: Says Anthony Fauci’s statement that the coronavirus death rate is 10 times that of the seasonal flu is “a claim without any scientific basis."
Cindy O’Laughlin stated on March 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “I see no time in the history of this country when perfectly healthy people have been basically confined to their homes or only able to do essential things as in Kansas City or St. Louis.”
Viral image stated on April 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: A photo shows a “Center for Global Population Reduction” at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation headquarters.
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans.
Facebook posts stated on April 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks.
Bloggers stated on April 22, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “President Trump just announced that the ‘biological’ lab in Wuhan where the COVID-19 virus was created was ‘funded’ by President Barak (sp) Hussein Obama in 2015 to the tune of $3,800,000 American dollars!”
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2020 in an image: “Ultraviolet Radiation is administered into the body as a disinfectant to kill bacteria and viruses and this has been used for a while now.”
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: Mosquitoes can transfer COVID-19 “from person to person”
Chris Larson stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election.
Facebook posts stated on April 13, 2020 in a text post: The Gates Foundation "tested a polio vax in India between 2000 & 2017 and paralysed 496,000 children."
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in posts on the Internet: “The Democrats are pushing for an implanted microchip in humans, and everyone to be vaccinated.”
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Herd immunity is probably why California has far fewer COVID-19 deaths than New York.
Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases
Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance: There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.”
Donald Trump stated on April 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deleted a video of her telling people to go to Chinatown.
Kellyanne Conway stated on April 15, 2020 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "This is COVID-19, not COVID-1, folks. And so you would think the people charged with the World Health Organization facts and figures would be on top of that."
Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Michigan COVID-19 order bans gardening and the sale of vegetable seeds and fruit.
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the Asian, Hong Kong, swine and bird flus each “killed more people than coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus.
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a pandemic occurs exactly every 100 years.
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 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.”
Jesse Watters stated on March 31, 2020 in comments made during an episode of "The Five" on the Fox News Channel: “We were slow with the testing, but very quick with the travel ban. And that's been much more critical in saving lives.”
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 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus.
Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus.
Instagram posts stated on March 23, 2020 in social media posts: “Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.”
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."
Greg Murphy stated on March 16, 2020 in a tweet: “Sunlight actually can kill the (novel coronavirus.)”
Ron Paul stated on March 16, 2020 in an opinion article: Says Anthony Fauci’s statement that the coronavirus death rate is 10 times that of the seasonal flu is “a claim without any scientific basis."
