0 People 135 Fact-checks 57 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (135) Social Media stated on August 22, 2023 in social media posts: A video showed President Joe Biden falling asleep during an event with the Maui, Hawaii, wildfire survivors and families. By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2023 Bloggers stated on March 13, 2021 in an article: A CDC study found that “mask mandates made no statistical difference” on coronavirus case rates. By Noah Y. Kim• March 19, 2021 Marco Rubio stated on March 19, 2020 in a tweet: For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.” By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2023 in a post: Tee Higgins "isn't even leaving the hospital till he knows (Damar) Hamlin is OK." By Gabrielle Settles• January 6, 2023 Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccines cause AIDS. By Samantha Putterman• December 15, 2021 Meddaily stated on February 28, 2018 in a headline: The flu shot is "designed to spread cancer." By Amy Sherman• March 9, 2018 Joe Biden stated on May 12, 2022 in a tweet: “When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.” By Louis Jacobson• May 16, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.” By Samantha Putterman• January 12, 2022 Cory Booker stated on March 18, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "Farmer suicide rates are as high as they have been since the Great Depression." By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2019 Buck Sexton stated on February 08, 2021 in a blog item posted on Facebook: The science says “open the schools, stop wearing masks outside, and everyone at low risk should start living normal lives." By Victoria Knight• February 19, 2021 Viral image stated on September 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Peak active cases” of COVID-19 for 2020 vs. 2021 show “this is not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.'" By Tom Kertscher• September 20, 2021 Kari Lake stated on October 19, 2022 in a tweet: The COVID-19 vaccine for children is proving to be “not only ineffective, it’s also proving to be dangerous.” By Alexis Waiss• November 9, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: With COVID-19, vaccinated people "are the real threat to" unvaccinated people. By Tom Kertscher• October 27, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a post: “Don't let this formula shortage scare you!!! Make your baby some hemp milk w/sea moss. It’s easy I promise!” By Monique Curet• May 19, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2022 in a post: In the U.S., myocarditis cases among ages 12 to 20 numbered four in 2019; four in 2020; and 2,236 in 2021. By Monique Curet• January 31, 2022 Ron DeSantis stated on March 02, 2022 in a press conference: Wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.” By Yacob Reyes• March 4, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.” By Gabrielle Settles• August 25, 2021 Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2023 in a speech on extreme heat: “The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.” By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: A CDC report found that “people who wear masks, are actually ‘collecting’ the virus in their masks.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 13, 2020 Billboard stated on February 13, 2021 in a billboard: “Gov Roy Cooper does not consider Type 1 diabetes an under lying health issue!” By Paul Specht• February 18, 2021 Articles (57) Big tax hikes taking effect? Pants on Fire By Louis Jacobson, W. Gardner Selby• January 6, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Does the CDC lack data on reinfection of people with natural immunity to COVID-19? By Gabrielle Settles• December 2, 2021 How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person? By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020 Censorship or misinformation? DeSantis and YouTube spar over COVID roundtable takedown By Victoria Knight• April 21, 2021 The data gaps in the fight against COVID-19: Experts point out what we still don’t know By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2021 Nearly half US might have ‘natural immunity’ from COVID-19, but infection brings high risks By Tom Kertscher• October 12, 2021 COVID-19 booster shots: What we know so far By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe? By Caleb McCullough• February 28, 2025 COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t By Sophie Austin, Samantha Putterman• July 10, 2020 Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview By Warren Fiske• November 30, 2021 Mask skeptics ask questions. PolitiFact answers By Noah Y. Kim• March 16, 2021 The uninvited guest: How to keep the coronavirus out of Thanksgiving By Bill McCarthy• November 17, 2020 Hospital demand for masks is soaring. Here’s how hospitals use them against coronavirus By Jon Greenberg• April 1, 2020 What are the odds of a breakthrough infection? By Noah Y. Kim• September 16, 2021 United Facts of America: Looking at the profit motive driving anti-vaccine misinformation By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2023 Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say By Gabrielle Settles• January 18, 2023 Checking in on Jebio in January 2016 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2016 What we know about the airborne spread of the coronavirus By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2020 PolitiFact's 5 most-viewed fact checks from January By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 16, 2015 Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults? By Nusaiba Mizan• October 3, 2022
Social Media stated on August 22, 2023 in social media posts: A video showed President Joe Biden falling asleep during an event with the Maui, Hawaii, wildfire survivors and families. By Loreben Tuquero• August 22, 2023 Bloggers stated on March 13, 2021 in an article: A CDC study found that “mask mandates made no statistical difference” on coronavirus case rates. By Noah Y. Kim• March 19, 2021 Marco Rubio stated on March 19, 2020 in a tweet: For coronavirus cases “in the U.S. 38% of those hospitalized are under 35.” By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2020 Facebook posts stated on January 04, 2023 in a post: Tee Higgins "isn't even leaving the hospital till he knows (Damar) Hamlin is OK." By Gabrielle Settles• January 6, 2023 Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 vaccines cause AIDS. By Samantha Putterman• December 15, 2021 Meddaily stated on February 28, 2018 in a headline: The flu shot is "designed to spread cancer." By Amy Sherman• March 9, 2018 Joe Biden stated on May 12, 2022 in a tweet: “When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.” By Louis Jacobson• May 16, 2022 Facebook posts stated on January 11, 2022 in a Facebook post: “The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.” By Samantha Putterman• January 12, 2022 Cory Booker stated on March 18, 2019 in an interview on MSNBC: "Farmer suicide rates are as high as they have been since the Great Depression." By Jon Greenberg• March 21, 2019 Buck Sexton stated on February 08, 2021 in a blog item posted on Facebook: The science says “open the schools, stop wearing masks outside, and everyone at low risk should start living normal lives." By Victoria Knight• February 19, 2021 Viral image stated on September 12, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Peak active cases” of COVID-19 for 2020 vs. 2021 show “this is not a ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated.'" By Tom Kertscher• September 20, 2021 Kari Lake stated on October 19, 2022 in a tweet: The COVID-19 vaccine for children is proving to be “not only ineffective, it’s also proving to be dangerous.” By Alexis Waiss• November 9, 2022 Instagram posts stated on October 24, 2021 in an Instagram post: With COVID-19, vaccinated people "are the real threat to" unvaccinated people. By Tom Kertscher• October 27, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 11, 2022 in a post: “Don't let this formula shortage scare you!!! Make your baby some hemp milk w/sea moss. It’s easy I promise!” By Monique Curet• May 19, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2022 in a post: In the U.S., myocarditis cases among ages 12 to 20 numbered four in 2019; four in 2020; and 2,236 in 2021. By Monique Curet• January 31, 2022 Ron DeSantis stated on March 02, 2022 in a press conference: Wearing masks is “COVID theater” and “not doing anything.” By Yacob Reyes• March 4, 2022 Facebook posts stated on August 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: “It is the vaccinated, NOT the unvaccinated, spreading mutant variants.” By Gabrielle Settles• August 25, 2021 Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2023 in a speech on extreme heat: “The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.” By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2023 Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: A CDC report found that “people who wear masks, are actually ‘collecting’ the virus in their masks.” By Noah Y. Kim• October 13, 2020 Billboard stated on February 13, 2021 in a billboard: “Gov Roy Cooper does not consider Type 1 diabetes an under lying health issue!” By Paul Specht• February 18, 2021
Big tax hikes taking effect? Pants on Fire By Louis Jacobson, W. Gardner Selby• January 6, 2015 Ask PolitiFact: Does the CDC lack data on reinfection of people with natural immunity to COVID-19? By Gabrielle Settles• December 2, 2021 How safe is it for elementary schools to meet in person? By Noah Y. Kim• December 8, 2020 Censorship or misinformation? DeSantis and YouTube spar over COVID roundtable takedown By Victoria Knight• April 21, 2021 The data gaps in the fight against COVID-19: Experts point out what we still don’t know By Daniel Funke, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2021 Nearly half US might have ‘natural immunity’ from COVID-19, but infection brings high risks By Tom Kertscher• October 12, 2021 COVID-19 booster shots: What we know so far By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe? By Caleb McCullough• February 28, 2025 COVID-19 and children: What we know, what we don’t By Sophie Austin, Samantha Putterman• July 10, 2020 Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview By Warren Fiske• November 30, 2021 Mask skeptics ask questions. PolitiFact answers By Noah Y. Kim• March 16, 2021 The uninvited guest: How to keep the coronavirus out of Thanksgiving By Bill McCarthy• November 17, 2020 Hospital demand for masks is soaring. Here’s how hospitals use them against coronavirus By Jon Greenberg• April 1, 2020 What are the odds of a breakthrough infection? By Noah Y. Kim• September 16, 2021 United Facts of America: Looking at the profit motive driving anti-vaccine misinformation By Madison Czopek• November 7, 2023 Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster increase stroke risk? ‘Very unlikely,’ agencies say By Gabrielle Settles• January 18, 2023 Checking in on Jebio in January 2016 By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2016 What we know about the airborne spread of the coronavirus By Jon Greenberg• September 23, 2020 PolitiFact's 5 most-viewed fact checks from January By Angie Drobnic Holan• February 16, 2015 Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults? By Nusaiba Mizan• October 3, 2022
