Latest 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 April 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Non-essential people get to file for unemployment and make two to three times more than normal,” but essential workers still on the job get no pay raise. 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.” Donald Trump stated on April 6, 2020 in a White House briefing: The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.” Viral image stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.” 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.” Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.” Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order. Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election. David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.” Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a fake news article: Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns." Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally Donald Trump stated on April 1, 2020 in in a White House briefing: “Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting off.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.” Bloggers stated on April 5, 2020 in a fake news article: Says the NBA is asking Donald Trump to “resign or we’ll never play again.” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?” Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing: Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress. 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. Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: The government is closing businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus even though "the numbers are nothing compared to H1N1 or Ebola. Everyone needs to realize our government is up to something ...” Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation. 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 post: Says a “5G LAW PASSED while everyone was distracted” with the coronavirus pandemic and lists 20 symptoms associated with 5G exposure. Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says for otherwise healthy people “experiencing mild to moderate respiratory symptoms with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis … only high temperatures kill a virus, so let your fever run high,” but not over 103 or 104 degrees. 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.” Joe Biden stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN: “There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.” 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 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.” 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.”
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Facebook posts stated on April 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Non-essential people get to file for unemployment and make two to three times more than normal,” but essential workers still on the job get no pay raise. 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.” Donald Trump stated on April 6, 2020 in a White House briefing: The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.” Viral image stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.” 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.” Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.” Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order. Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election. David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.” Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a fake news article: Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns." Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally Donald Trump stated on April 1, 2020 in in a White House briefing: “Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting off.” Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.” Bloggers stated on April 5, 2020 in a fake news article: Says the NBA is asking Donald Trump to “resign or we’ll never play again.” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?” Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing: Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress. 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. Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: The government is closing businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus even though "the numbers are nothing compared to H1N1 or Ebola. Everyone needs to realize our government is up to something ...” Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation. 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 post: Says a “5G LAW PASSED while everyone was distracted” with the coronavirus pandemic and lists 20 symptoms associated with 5G exposure. Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says for otherwise healthy people “experiencing mild to moderate respiratory symptoms with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis … only high temperatures kill a virus, so let your fever run high,” but not over 103 or 104 degrees. 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.” Joe Biden stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN: “There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.” 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 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.” 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 April 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Non-essential people get to file for unemployment and make two to three times more than normal,” but essential workers still on the job get no pay raise.
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.”
Donald Trump stated on April 6, 2020 in a White House briefing: The Obama administration left Trump with a “stockpile with a cupboard that was bare.”
Viral image stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.”
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.”
Viral image stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Queen Elizabeth said Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “is the kind of leader who knows the way .... Filipinos are very lucky to have him.”
Charlie Kirk stated on April 3, 2020 in a tweet: “The Chinese Communist Party is using Zoom as a way to spy on our citizens.”
Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a crowded New York City subway train during stay-at-home order.
Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.
David Lewis stated on March 26, 2020 in a tweet: “Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”
Bloggers stated on April 3, 2020 in a fake news article: Says celebrities are calling for a "'total Hollywood strike' until Trump resigns."
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally
Donald Trump stated on April 1, 2020 in in a White House briefing: “Now, they’re doing tests on airlines — very strong tests — for getting on, getting off. They’re doing tests on trains — getting on, getting off.”
Viral image stated on April 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Rivers in Oklahoma are full of catfish carrying the virus.”
Bloggers stated on April 5, 2020 in a fake news article: Says the NBA is asking Donald Trump to “resign or we’ll never play again.”
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?”
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2020 in a Coronavirus Task Force press briefing: Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress.
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.
Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: The government is closing businesses to stop the spread of coronavirus even though "the numbers are nothing compared to H1N1 or Ebola. Everyone needs to realize our government is up to something ...”
Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation.
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 post: Says a “5G LAW PASSED while everyone was distracted” with the coronavirus pandemic and lists 20 symptoms associated with 5G exposure.
Facebook posts stated on March 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says for otherwise healthy people “experiencing mild to moderate respiratory symptoms with or without a COVID-19 diagnosis … only high temperatures kill a virus, so let your fever run high,” but not over 103 or 104 degrees.
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.”
Joe Biden stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN: “There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.”
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 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate.”
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.”
