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 Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.” 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 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sweden has zero lockdown” and “is in no worse shape than Denmark or Norway,” which are in lockdown. 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. Franklin Graham stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Even with no shutdown, Sweden has a lower COVID-19 infection rate than UK, Italy and Spain. 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.” Nancy Pelosi stated on April 16, 2020 in a statement: “Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.” Lovely Warren stated on April 8, 2020 in a press conference: Racial comparisons on coronavirus statistics in Monroe County, N.Y., show that the impact on minorities is “basically on par, a little bit up, from the population numbers,” meaning that “we don’t see that disparity as much here.” Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.” Mandy Cohen stated on April 20, 2020 in a press conference: "Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 21, 2020 in a joint statement: Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections” 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 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19. Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” 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. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." 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. Lori Lightfoot stated on April 7, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Illinois lags way behind all of our neighbors and certainly we’re in the bottom tier of states that are doing testing." 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. Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.” DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large." Ron DeSantis stated on April 9, 2020 in a meeting: "This particular pandemic is one where I don’t think nationwide, there’s been a single fatality under 25." Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a pandemic occurs exactly every 100 years. Instagram posts stated on March 18, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says “Bill Gates and other globalists, in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, are reportedly working to push tracking bracelets and ‘invisible tattoos’ to monitor Americans during an impending lockdown.”
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Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.” 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 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sweden has zero lockdown” and “is in no worse shape than Denmark or Norway,” which are in lockdown. 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. Franklin Graham stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Even with no shutdown, Sweden has a lower COVID-19 infection rate than UK, Italy and Spain. 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.” Nancy Pelosi stated on April 16, 2020 in a statement: “Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.” Lovely Warren stated on April 8, 2020 in a press conference: Racial comparisons on coronavirus statistics in Monroe County, N.Y., show that the impact on minorities is “basically on par, a little bit up, from the population numbers,” meaning that “we don’t see that disparity as much here.” Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.” Mandy Cohen stated on April 20, 2020 in a press conference: "Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 21, 2020 in a joint statement: Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections” 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 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19. Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” 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. Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis." 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. Lori Lightfoot stated on April 7, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Illinois lags way behind all of our neighbors and certainly we’re in the bottom tier of states that are doing testing." 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. Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.” DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large." Ron DeSantis stated on April 9, 2020 in a meeting: "This particular pandemic is one where I don’t think nationwide, there’s been a single fatality under 25." Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a pandemic occurs exactly every 100 years. Instagram posts stated on March 18, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says “Bill Gates and other globalists, in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, are reportedly working to push tracking bracelets and ‘invisible tattoos’ to monitor Americans during an impending lockdown.”
Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.”
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 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Sweden has zero lockdown” and “is in no worse shape than Denmark or Norway,” which are in lockdown.
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.
Franklin Graham stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Even with no shutdown, Sweden has a lower COVID-19 infection rate than UK, Italy and Spain.
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.”
Nancy Pelosi stated on April 16, 2020 in a statement: “Even President Trump’s own EPA has admitted that this rule (on air pollutants) threatens to cause serious health problems including brain damage and death and to inflict billions of dollars of economic damage on our struggling economy.”
Lovely Warren stated on April 8, 2020 in a press conference: Racial comparisons on coronavirus statistics in Monroe County, N.Y., show that the impact on minorities is “basically on par, a little bit up, from the population numbers,” meaning that “we don’t see that disparity as much here.”
Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.”
Mandy Cohen stated on April 20, 2020 in a press conference: "Covid-19 is now the leading cause of death in the United States."
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 21, 2020 in a joint statement: Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections”
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 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: Hospitals get paid more to list patients as COVID-19.
Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.”
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.
Barack Obama stated on April 14, 2020 in his online video endorsement of Joe Biden for president: Republicans “have shown themselves willing to cut millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis."
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.
Lori Lightfoot stated on April 7, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Illinois lags way behind all of our neighbors and certainly we’re in the bottom tier of states that are doing testing."
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.
Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.”
DeAnna Lorraine stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet that was retweeted by President Donald Trump: Says of COVID-19 that Dr. Anthony Fauci "was telling people on February 29th that there was nothing to worry about and it posed no threat to the US public at large."
Ron DeSantis stated on April 9, 2020 in a meeting: "This particular pandemic is one where I don’t think nationwide, there’s been a single fatality under 25."
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a pandemic occurs exactly every 100 years.
Instagram posts stated on March 18, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says “Bill Gates and other globalists, in collaboration with pharmaceutical companies, are reportedly working to push tracking bracelets and ‘invisible tattoos’ to monitor Americans during an impending lockdown.”
