Latest Pants on Fire! 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 Viral image stated on April 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows an undocumented immigrant with smallpox. Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2019 in a speech to the National Republican Congressional Committee: "The noise (from windmills) causes cancer." Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story: Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Pepsi admitted an employee contaminated its products with AIDS. Bloggers stated on October 11, 2018: If you get a flu shot, you're "poisoning yourself." Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2018 in a rally in Lebanon, Ohio: Says a recent opioid bill that reached his desk had "very little Democrat support." Bloggers stated on October 15, 2016 in a blog post: Say Bill Gates is linked to HPV vaccine related deaths in India. Pat Robertson stated on November 8, 2016 in a TV broadcast.: Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman." Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech in Kenansville, N.C.: "Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever." Alcee Hastings stated on May 16, 2016 in a House resolution: The Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, "threatens global public health." Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis." Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare." Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent" Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations. Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate : Pediatricians have cut down on the number and proximity of vaccines because they recognize there have been "too many in too short a period of time." Mike Adams stated on February 10, 2015 in a story making the rounds on social media: Mercury is used in vaccines, and there is no safe level of mercury. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 3, 2015 in a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": The children coming across the southern U.S. border "were never examined after they got here and quarantined if they had a disease. They were just sent out across the country. Many of them had measles ... We now have an outbreak of it all because of our immigration policy." Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!" Bloggers stated on July 28, 2014 in a blog post: Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak. Bloggers stated on August 3, 2014 in an article posted on Infowars.com: President Barack Obama’s latest executive order "mandates the apprehension and detention of Americans who merely show signs of ‘respiratory illness.’ " Phil Gingrey stated on July 7, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures." Bloggers stated on November 23, 2013 in blog posts: "Obamacare Medical Codes Confirm: Execution by Beheading To Be Implemented in America." Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency." Bloggers stated on August 15, 2013 in blog posts: Obamacare provision will allow "forced home inspections" by government agents. Jodie Laubenberg stated on June 23, 2013 in Texas House debate on Senate Bill 5.: Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage. Susan B. Anthony List stated on April 23, 2013 in a radio ad.: New Virginia regulations on abortion clinics "provide the same sanitary environment we expect of dental offices."
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Viral image stated on April 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows an undocumented immigrant with smallpox. Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2019 in a speech to the National Republican Congressional Committee: "The noise (from windmills) causes cancer." Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story: Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism. Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Pepsi admitted an employee contaminated its products with AIDS. Bloggers stated on October 11, 2018: If you get a flu shot, you're "poisoning yourself." Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2018 in a rally in Lebanon, Ohio: Says a recent opioid bill that reached his desk had "very little Democrat support." Bloggers stated on October 15, 2016 in a blog post: Say Bill Gates is linked to HPV vaccine related deaths in India. Pat Robertson stated on November 8, 2016 in a TV broadcast.: Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman." Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech in Kenansville, N.C.: "Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever." Alcee Hastings stated on May 16, 2016 in a House resolution: The Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, "threatens global public health." Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis." Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare." Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)" My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent" Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations. Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies." Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate : Pediatricians have cut down on the number and proximity of vaccines because they recognize there have been "too many in too short a period of time." Mike Adams stated on February 10, 2015 in a story making the rounds on social media: Mercury is used in vaccines, and there is no safe level of mercury. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 3, 2015 in a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": The children coming across the southern U.S. border "were never examined after they got here and quarantined if they had a disease. They were just sent out across the country. Many of them had measles ... We now have an outbreak of it all because of our immigration policy." Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!" Bloggers stated on July 28, 2014 in a blog post: Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak. Bloggers stated on August 3, 2014 in an article posted on Infowars.com: President Barack Obama’s latest executive order "mandates the apprehension and detention of Americans who merely show signs of ‘respiratory illness.’ " Phil Gingrey stated on July 7, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures." Bloggers stated on November 23, 2013 in blog posts: "Obamacare Medical Codes Confirm: Execution by Beheading To Be Implemented in America." Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency." Bloggers stated on August 15, 2013 in blog posts: Obamacare provision will allow "forced home inspections" by government agents. Jodie Laubenberg stated on June 23, 2013 in Texas House debate on Senate Bill 5.: Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage. Susan B. Anthony List stated on April 23, 2013 in a radio ad.: New Virginia regulations on abortion clinics "provide the same sanitary environment we expect of dental offices."
Viral image stated on April 3, 2019 in a Facebook post: A photograph shows an undocumented immigrant with smallpox.
Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2019 in a speech to the National Republican Congressional Committee: "The noise (from windmills) causes cancer."
Bloggers stated on May 29, 2017 in a story: Courts have "quietly confirmed" that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
Facebook posts stated on January 9, 2019 in a Facebook post: Pepsi admitted an employee contaminated its products with AIDS.
Donald Trump stated on October 12, 2018 in a rally in Lebanon, Ohio: Says a recent opioid bill that reached his desk had "very little Democrat support."
Bloggers stated on October 15, 2016 in a blog post: Say Bill Gates is linked to HPV vaccine related deaths in India.
Pat Robertson stated on November 8, 2016 in a TV broadcast.: Margaret Sanger "wanted a black Christian leader to be like a Judas goat and lead the blacks to genocide. Remember that? And they picked Martin Luther King as their spokesman."
Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech in Kenansville, N.C.: "Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever."
Alcee Hastings stated on May 16, 2016 in a House resolution: The Dog Meat Festival in Yulin, China, "threatens global public health."
Bloggers stated on April 4, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid."
Samir Chachoua stated on January 29, 2016 in comments on "Real Time with Bill Maher": Says he cured Charlie Sheen and the island of Comoros of HIV with "milk from goats, which had arthritis."
Jonathan Stickland stated on February 10, 2016 in a TV ad: Scott Fisher "tried to expand Obamacare in Texas and even voted for an official resolution to force 1 million Texans into Obamacare."
Viral image stated on January 27, 2016 in comments on YouTube: "Bioweapon! Zika virus is being spread by GMO mosquitos (sic)"
My City Bikes stated on December 7, 2015 in news release: "Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent"
Viral image stated on November 17, 2015 in a viral meme on social media: While Americans pray for Paris, the government has acted on mandatory national vaccinations.
Dan Patrick stated on October 19, 2015 in an interview with Neil Cavuto of Fox News: Planned Parenthood is "nothing more than a referral service. … They don’t do anything except profit from killing babies and then selling body parts of those aborted babies."
Ben Carson stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN GOP presidential debate : Pediatricians have cut down on the number and proximity of vaccines because they recognize there have been "too many in too short a period of time."
Mike Adams stated on February 10, 2015 in a story making the rounds on social media: Mercury is used in vaccines, and there is no safe level of mercury.
Rush Limbaugh stated on February 3, 2015 in a broadcast of the "Rush Limbaugh Show": The children coming across the southern U.S. border "were never examined after they got here and quarantined if they had a disease. They were just sent out across the country. Many of them had measles ... We now have an outbreak of it all because of our immigration policy."
Jesse Ventura stated on December 2, 2014 in an interview with Salon.com: "Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!"
Bloggers stated on July 28, 2014 in a blog post: Says George Soros and Bill Gates are funding a bioweapons lab in Sierra Leone that caused the Ebola outbreak.
Bloggers stated on August 3, 2014 in an article posted on Infowars.com: President Barack Obama’s latest executive order "mandates the apprehension and detention of Americans who merely show signs of ‘respiratory illness.’ "
Phil Gingrey stated on July 7, 2014 in a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus."
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures."
Bloggers stated on November 23, 2013 in blog posts: "Obamacare Medical Codes Confirm: Execution by Beheading To Be Implemented in America."
Allen West stated on December 2, 2013 in a blog on his website: "Back door gun control is in full effect in the United States" due to "Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency."
Bloggers stated on August 15, 2013 in blog posts: Obamacare provision will allow "forced home inspections" by government agents.
Jodie Laubenberg stated on June 23, 2013 in Texas House debate on Senate Bill 5.: Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage.
Susan B. Anthony List stated on April 23, 2013 in a radio ad.: New Virginia regulations on abortion clinics "provide the same sanitary environment we expect of dental offices."
