Latest 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 Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Study: hydroxychloroquine can boost COVID-19 survival chances by nearly 200%." Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game. Instagram posts stated on June 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Report: Vaccine related deaths may rival recorded COVID-19 deaths." Sherri Tenpenny stated on June 8, 2021 in an Ohio House hearing: The COVID-19 vaccines make people "magnetized. They can put a key on their forehead, it sticks. They can put spoons and forks all over them, and they can stick." Instagram posts stated on June 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: "920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated." Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Viral immunologist says COVID-19 vaccines’ “spike protein” means people are being inoculated “with a toxin.” Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Fauci’s emails leaked.” Instagram posts stated on June 2, 2021 in an Instagram post: An email from Dr. Anthony Fauci shows "everyone was lied to" about wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in post on Instagram: "You will be 'vaccinated' regardless of whether you receive the shot or not.” Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: "The Lancet peer-reviewed study confirms vaccine efficacy, not as 95% stated by the vaccine companies, but as: AstraZeneca 1.3%; Moderna 1.2%; J&J 1.2%; Pfizer 0.84%." Joe Biden stated on May 27, 2021 in a speech in Cleveland: “Now, 50% of all of America, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated.” Hal Turner Radio Show stated on May 20, 2021 in a blog post: People with the COVID-19 vaccine are being "tracked in real time via 5G cellular, and all that data can be hacked into to track you." Instagram posts stated on May 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: “943 innocent kids … are now injured or dead” because of the COVID-19 vaccine. Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a post on Instagram: “Businesses cannot legally ask for proof of vaccination and cannot deny entry based on vaccination status.” Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “Dems caught not wearing masks” at the White House. TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip. The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wearing face masks may cause "pulmonary fibrosis" and other health risks in children. Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: "COVID-19 Jab: They skipped all animal trials because all animals were dying and went directly to people." Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks. Instagram posts stated on May 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic individuals “has never been proven.” Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated [people].” Tucker Carlson stated on May 5, 2021 in a TV segment: “Between late December of 2020 and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccine in the United States … The actual number is almost certainly higher.” Bloggers stated on May 4, 2021 in articles and social media: "15-year-old boy passes away from heart attack two days after Pfizer COVID-19 experimental jab." TikTok posts stated on April 30, 2021 in a TikTok video: If you get the COVID-19 vaccine, you can't donate blood or plasma "because it's completely tainted." Instagram posts stated on April 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Vaccine herd immunity doesn’t exist because 100% of the population would have to be vaccinated for it to work. Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.” Viral image stated on April 22, 2021 in viral image on Instagram: 60% of new COVID-19 patients are people who received the vaccine. Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden says Americans can only celebrate the Fourth of July if he says so.”
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Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Study: hydroxychloroquine can boost COVID-19 survival chances by nearly 200%." Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game. Instagram posts stated on June 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Report: Vaccine related deaths may rival recorded COVID-19 deaths." Sherri Tenpenny stated on June 8, 2021 in an Ohio House hearing: The COVID-19 vaccines make people "magnetized. They can put a key on their forehead, it sticks. They can put spoons and forks all over them, and they can stick." Instagram posts stated on June 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: "920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated." Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Viral immunologist says COVID-19 vaccines’ “spike protein” means people are being inoculated “with a toxin.” Facebook posts stated on June 2, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Fauci’s emails leaked.” Instagram posts stated on June 2, 2021 in an Instagram post: An email from Dr. Anthony Fauci shows "everyone was lied to" about wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in post on Instagram: "You will be 'vaccinated' regardless of whether you receive the shot or not.” Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: "The Lancet peer-reviewed study confirms vaccine efficacy, not as 95% stated by the vaccine companies, but as: AstraZeneca 1.3%; Moderna 1.2%; J&J 1.2%; Pfizer 0.84%." Joe Biden stated on May 27, 2021 in a speech in Cleveland: “Now, 50% of all of America, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated.” Hal Turner Radio Show stated on May 20, 2021 in a blog post: People with the COVID-19 vaccine are being "tracked in real time via 5G cellular, and all that data can be hacked into to track you." Instagram posts stated on May 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: “943 innocent kids … are now injured or dead” because of the COVID-19 vaccine. Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a post on Instagram: “Businesses cannot legally ask for proof of vaccination and cannot deny entry based on vaccination status.” Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “Dems caught not wearing masks” at the White House. TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip. The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.” Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wearing face masks may cause "pulmonary fibrosis" and other health risks in children. Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: "COVID-19 Jab: They skipped all animal trials because all animals were dying and went directly to people." Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks. Instagram posts stated on May 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic individuals “has never been proven.” Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated [people].” Tucker Carlson stated on May 5, 2021 in a TV segment: “Between late December of 2020 and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccine in the United States … The actual number is almost certainly higher.” Bloggers stated on May 4, 2021 in articles and social media: "15-year-old boy passes away from heart attack two days after Pfizer COVID-19 experimental jab." TikTok posts stated on April 30, 2021 in a TikTok video: If you get the COVID-19 vaccine, you can't donate blood or plasma "because it's completely tainted." Instagram posts stated on April 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Vaccine herd immunity doesn’t exist because 100% of the population would have to be vaccinated for it to work. Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.” Viral image stated on April 22, 2021 in viral image on Instagram: 60% of new COVID-19 patients are people who received the vaccine. Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden says Americans can only celebrate the Fourth of July if he says so.”
Facebook posts stated on June 9, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Study: hydroxychloroquine can boost COVID-19 survival chances by nearly 200%."
Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game.
Instagram posts stated on June 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: "Report: Vaccine related deaths may rival recorded COVID-19 deaths."
Sherri Tenpenny stated on June 8, 2021 in an Ohio House hearing: The COVID-19 vaccines make people "magnetized. They can put a key on their forehead, it sticks. They can put spoons and forks all over them, and they can stick."
Instagram posts stated on June 4, 2021 in an Instagram post: "920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated."
Facebook posts stated on May 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: Viral immunologist says COVID-19 vaccines’ “spike protein” means people are being inoculated “with a toxin.”
Instagram posts stated on June 2, 2021 in an Instagram post: An email from Dr. Anthony Fauci shows "everyone was lied to" about wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in post on Instagram: "You will be 'vaccinated' regardless of whether you receive the shot or not.”
Instagram posts stated on May 26, 2021 in an Instagram post: "The Lancet peer-reviewed study confirms vaccine efficacy, not as 95% stated by the vaccine companies, but as: AstraZeneca 1.3%; Moderna 1.2%; J&J 1.2%; Pfizer 0.84%."
Joe Biden stated on May 27, 2021 in a speech in Cleveland: “Now, 50% of all of America, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated.”
Hal Turner Radio Show stated on May 20, 2021 in a blog post: People with the COVID-19 vaccine are being "tracked in real time via 5G cellular, and all that data can be hacked into to track you."
Instagram posts stated on May 23, 2021 in an Instagram post: “943 innocent kids … are now injured or dead” because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a post on Instagram: “Businesses cannot legally ask for proof of vaccination and cannot deny entry based on vaccination status.”
Instagram posts stated on May 20, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “Dems caught not wearing masks” at the White House.
TikTok posts stated on May 15, 2021 in a TikTok post: The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine contains a Bluetooth microchip.
The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.”
Facebook posts stated on May 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wearing face masks may cause "pulmonary fibrosis" and other health risks in children.
Instagram posts stated on May 15, 2021 in an Instagram post: "COVID-19 Jab: They skipped all animal trials because all animals were dying and went directly to people."
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2021 in an Instagram post: “About 40% to 50% of CDC, FDA employees are refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, according to” Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks.
Instagram posts stated on May 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Transmission of COVID-19 by asymptomatic individuals “has never been proven.”
Jeffrey Zients stated on May 9, 2021 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “The research showed … that confidence overall in the vaccines increased after the pause” to review the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.
Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: “The death rate for fully vaccinated people is significantly higher than non-vaccinated [people].”
Tucker Carlson stated on May 5, 2021 in a TV segment: “Between late December of 2020 and last month, a total of 3,362 people apparently died after getting the COVID vaccine in the United States … The actual number is almost certainly higher.”
Bloggers stated on May 4, 2021 in articles and social media: "15-year-old boy passes away from heart attack two days after Pfizer COVID-19 experimental jab."
TikTok posts stated on April 30, 2021 in a TikTok video: If you get the COVID-19 vaccine, you can't donate blood or plasma "because it's completely tainted."
Instagram posts stated on April 25, 2021 in an Instagram post: Vaccine herd immunity doesn’t exist because 100% of the population would have to be vaccinated for it to work.
Kevin Kiley stated on April 26, 2021 in a tweet: “San Francisco had twice as many drug overdose deaths as COVID deaths last year.”
Viral image stated on April 22, 2021 in viral image on Instagram: 60% of new COVID-19 patients are people who received the vaccine.
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Joe Biden says Americans can only celebrate the Fourth of July if he says so.”
