Latest False Fact-checks in China Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem. Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings. Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!” Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China." Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” 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!” Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nigerians are “burning Chinese stores.” 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.” John Cornyn stated on March 18, 2020 in a press conference: “China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019. YouTube videos stated on February 19, 2020 in a YouTube post: “The coronavirus was invented and patented in the USA and then planted in China.” Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.” Facebook posts stated on December 26, 2019 in an image on Facebook: "China produces 90% of the world’s carbon emissions pollution." John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in an interview: U.S. farmers are receiving $16 billion "out of the tariffs that we’ve gotten from China." Don Blankenship stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations." Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. Ted Strickland stated on March 17, 2016 in campaign ad, "Beltway Rob": "It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant. Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army." Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China." George Allen stated on July 2, 2011 in a TV interview.: "China owns more of our bonds than do Americans." Allen West stated on June 2, 2011 in an interview: "China owns about 29% of (the U.S.) debt." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." Robert Hurt stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad: Says Tom Perriello voted "to give tax breaks to foreign companies creating jobs in China."
Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem. Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings. Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.” Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!” Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.” Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China." Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.” Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.” 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!” Viral image stated on April 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Nigerians are “burning Chinese stores.” 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.” John Cornyn stated on March 18, 2020 in a press conference: “China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.” Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019. YouTube videos stated on February 19, 2020 in a YouTube post: “The coronavirus was invented and patented in the USA and then planted in China.” Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.” Facebook posts stated on December 26, 2019 in an image on Facebook: "China produces 90% of the world’s carbon emissions pollution." John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China. Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in an interview: U.S. farmers are receiving $16 billion "out of the tariffs that we’ve gotten from China." Don Blankenship stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations." Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections. Ted Strickland stated on March 17, 2016 in campaign ad, "Beltway Rob": "It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing." Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant. Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China. Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army." Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China." George Allen stated on July 2, 2011 in a TV interview.: "China owns more of our bonds than do Americans." Allen West stated on June 2, 2011 in an interview: "China owns about 29% of (the U.S.) debt." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya." Robert Hurt stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad: Says Tom Perriello voted "to give tax breaks to foreign companies creating jobs in China."
Viral image stated on April 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: Images show LeBron James standing for China's national anthem while shouting during the United States’ national anthem.
Facebook posts stated on March 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: The Atlanta shooting suspect wrote an anti-China post on Facebook prior to the shootings.
Viral image stated on December 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: China recovered from COVID-19 “without a vaccine.”
Facebook posts stated on October 30, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kamala’s husband, a lawyer, represents the Communist Chinese Party in America!! Think about that!!”
Scott Perry stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: The coronavirus "was constructed in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.”
Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China."
Chris Murphy stated on May 11, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.”
Donald Trump stated on May 3, 2020 in a Fox News virtual town hall: Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”
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!”
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.”
John Cornyn stated on March 18, 2020 in a press conference: “China is to blame because the culture where people eat bats and snakes and dogs and things like that, these viruses are transmitted from the animal to the people and that's why China has been the source of a lot of these viruses like SARS, like MERS, the Swine Flu and now the coronavirus.”
Facebook posts stated on March 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says COVID-19 came to the United States in 2019.
YouTube videos stated on February 19, 2020 in a YouTube post: “The coronavirus was invented and patented in the USA and then planted in China.”
Facebook posts stated on January 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In ‘Resident Evil’ the Umbrella Corporation releases a virus that infects the people of Raccoon City. A biological research lab with the exact same logo as the Umbrella Corporation can be found in the city where the coronavirus outbreak originated.”
Facebook posts stated on December 26, 2019 in an image on Facebook: "China produces 90% of the world’s carbon emissions pollution."
John Delaney stated on August 27, 2019 in an interview: The Amazon rainforest fires are "directly related to trade" tensions between the United States and China.
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2019 in an interview: U.S. farmers are receiving $16 billion "out of the tariffs that we’ve gotten from China."
Don Blankenship stated on May 1, 2018 in a debate: "Mitch McConnell was one of the few senators that voted after Tiananmen Square not to have punitive actions against China for human rights violations."
Reince Priebus stated on July 9, 2017 in an interview: "It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.
Ted Strickland stated on March 17, 2016 in campaign ad, "Beltway Rob": "It was (Rob Portman’s) job to stop China’s illegal dumping of steel. He failed, looked the other way, did nothing."
Terry McAuliffe stated on December 5, 2012 in a news conference.: Says Virginia economic development officials "decided they didn’t want to bid on" his company's electric automobile plant.
Let Freedom Ring stated on October 15, 2012 in a Web video: Says GM used taxpayer dollars to prop up operations in China.
Michele Bachmann stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "By 2015, we will be sending so much interest" to China that "we will be paying for the entire People's Liberation Army."
Edd Houck stated on September 29, 2011 in a TV ad.: "Bryce Reeves chaired a group bankrolled by a New York billionaire who fired hundreds of Virginia workers and sent their jobs to China."
George Allen stated on July 2, 2011 in a TV interview.: "China owns more of our bonds than do Americans."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2011 in an interview on Fox News: "Libya supplies the oil for China. We get no oil from Libya."
Robert Hurt stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad: Says Tom Perriello voted "to give tax breaks to foreign companies creating jobs in China."