9 People 23928 Fact-checks 7813 Articles People (9) U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Energy Department U.S. Census Bureau U.S. House Democrats U.S. Senate Democrats U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Dairy Export Council Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fact-checks (23928) TikTok posts stated on November 30, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Mysterious pneumonia” from China is now in Ohio. By Jeff Cercone• December 8, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a "Clorox bottle claimed it could kill (the 2019 coronavirus)... before it was developed." By Daniel Funke• January 30, 2020 Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio." By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2019 Instagram posts stated on December 05, 2022 in an Instagram post: Paul Pelosi hasn’t been seen in public for months because he had mpox. By Jeff Cercone• December 8, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 17, 2021 Steve Deace stated on August 02, 2021 in a Facebook post: Sweden had few COVID deaths in July, despite low vaccination rates, relaxed lockdown rules and low mask compliance. By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2021 Threads posts stated on February 25, 2025 in a Threads post: “The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images. By Jeff Cercone• February 28, 2025 Facebook posts stated on May 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: Monkeypox is biological warfare “against us by our governments.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 24, 2022 Tavis Smiley stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARS was in 2003." By Lauren Carroll• October 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2022 in Facebook post: "Monkeypox is a complete, fake sham” that’s “designed to force lockdowns, mandates and shots.” By Michael Majchrowicz• August 26, 2022 Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." By Madeline Heim• April 8, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!" By Chris Nichols• July 6, 2020 Rush Limbaugh stated on February 03, 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." By Jon Greenberg• February 5, 2015 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. By Eric Litke• April 24, 2020 Corey Hebert stated on October 20, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes": "We've had 27 (Ebola) outbreaks around the globe and they've never spread outside of the confines of the countries that were initially affected." By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2014 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.” By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2020 South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure. By Tom Kertscher• May 8, 2020 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 Donald Trump stated on February 09, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.” By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2024 Viral image stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the coronavirus isn’t new because “Lysol has it listed as one of the viruses that it kills.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 5, 2020 Articles (7813) What is cyclosporiasis and how can you avoid catching this, uh, ‘explosive’ GI illness? By Madison Czopek• July 6, 2026 Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about its spread, symptoms and vaccines By Jeff Cercone• May 24, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe? By Caleb McCullough• February 28, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Is Texas measles outbreak linked to 'border'? No evidence, officials say By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 Fact-checks about Ebola funding, Army Ebola training By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• October 28, 2014 A parent’s guide to measles: What to look for and how to prevent infection By Grace Abels• January 30, 2026 Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person By Sara Swann• December 19, 2024 Rush Limbaugh is spreading a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus and Trump’s re-election By Daniel Funke• February 27, 2020 Why experts say hantavirus isn’t ‘COVID-19: The Sequel.’ Four facts to calm your nerves By Grace Abels• May 13, 2026 What we know about how monkeypox is spreading — and what we still don’t know By Madison Czopek• August 5, 2022 What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024 What we know about the source of the coronavirus pandemic By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020 Traveling this summer? Tips on how to avoid getting sick By Grace Abels• June 9, 2026 There’s no evidence that the virus behind the monkeypox outbreak was leaked from a Wuhan lab By Madison Czopek• July 28, 2022 NOAA firings came just before a U.S. tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems work? By Loreben Tuquero• March 26, 2025 Donald Trump calls the coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus.’ Health experts say that’s wrong By Miriam Valverde• March 19, 2020 Joe Biden takes lead in money race over Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2020 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021 ‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and public health has helped fuel false claims By Samantha Putterman• February 24, 2022 Ebola outbreak: What are the symptoms? Is there a vaccine? Did US aid cuts affect prevention? By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2026
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TikTok posts stated on November 30, 2023 in a TikTok video: “Mysterious pneumonia” from China is now in Ohio. By Jeff Cercone• December 8, 2023 Facebook posts stated on January 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says a "Clorox bottle claimed it could kill (the 2019 coronavirus)... before it was developed." By Daniel Funke• January 30, 2020 Conservative Daily Post stated on June 10, 2019 in a post on the Internet: "Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio." By Louis Jacobson• June 12, 2019 Instagram posts stated on December 05, 2022 in an Instagram post: Paul Pelosi hasn’t been seen in public for months because he had mpox. By Jeff Cercone• December 8, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 15, 2021 in a Facebook post: “CDC says expect a polio-like outbreak coming in children in the next four months.” By Ciara O'Rourke• September 17, 2021 Steve Deace stated on August 02, 2021 in a Facebook post: Sweden had few COVID deaths in July, despite low vaccination rates, relaxed lockdown rules and low mask compliance. By Tom Kertscher• August 6, 2021 Threads posts stated on February 25, 2025 in a Threads post: “The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images. By Jeff Cercone• February 28, 2025 Facebook posts stated on May 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: Monkeypox is biological warfare “against us by our governments.” By Ciara O'Rourke• May 24, 2022 Tavis Smiley stated on October 19, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "This (Ebola) is not as bad as SARS was in 2003." By Lauren Carroll• October 19, 2014 Facebook posts stated on August 17, 2022 in Facebook post: "Monkeypox is a complete, fake sham” that’s “designed to force lockdowns, mandates and shots.” By Michael Majchrowicz• August 26, 2022 Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." By Madeline Heim• April 8, 2021 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: “People are starting to enter ERs with fungal lung infections from wearing masks!!" By Chris Nichols• July 6, 2020 Rush Limbaugh stated on February 03, 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." By Jon Greenberg• February 5, 2015 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. By Eric Litke• April 24, 2020 Corey Hebert stated on October 20, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes": "We've had 27 (Ebola) outbreaks around the globe and they've never spread outside of the confines of the countries that were initially affected." By Jon Greenberg• October 22, 2014 Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.” By Tom Kertscher• July 6, 2020 South West News Service stated on April 24, 2020 in a news story: Black cats in Vietnam are being killed and consumed as a COVID-19 cure. By Tom Kertscher• May 8, 2020 Donald Trump stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview with Fox Business: Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.” By Miriam Valverde• May 20, 2020 Donald Trump stated on February 09, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.” By Louis Jacobson• February 13, 2024 Viral image stated on January 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says the coronavirus isn’t new because “Lysol has it listed as one of the viruses that it kills.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 5, 2020
What is cyclosporiasis and how can you avoid catching this, uh, ‘explosive’ GI illness? By Madison Czopek• July 6, 2026 Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about its spread, symptoms and vaccines By Jeff Cercone• May 24, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe? By Caleb McCullough• February 28, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: Is Texas measles outbreak linked to 'border'? No evidence, officials say By Jeff Cercone• March 7, 2025 Fact-checks about Ebola funding, Army Ebola training By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• October 28, 2014 A parent’s guide to measles: What to look for and how to prevent infection By Grace Abels• January 30, 2026 Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person By Sara Swann• December 19, 2024 Rush Limbaugh is spreading a conspiracy theory about the coronavirus and Trump’s re-election By Daniel Funke• February 27, 2020 Why experts say hantavirus isn’t ‘COVID-19: The Sequel.’ Four facts to calm your nerves By Grace Abels• May 13, 2026 What we know about how monkeypox is spreading — and what we still don’t know By Madison Czopek• August 5, 2022 What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024 What we know about the source of the coronavirus pandemic By Daniel Funke• April 17, 2020 Traveling this summer? Tips on how to avoid getting sick By Grace Abels• June 9, 2026 There’s no evidence that the virus behind the monkeypox outbreak was leaked from a Wuhan lab By Madison Czopek• July 28, 2022 NOAA firings came just before a U.S. tornado outbreak. Did public warning systems work? By Loreben Tuquero• March 26, 2025 Donald Trump calls the coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus.’ Health experts say that’s wrong By Miriam Valverde• March 19, 2020 Joe Biden takes lead in money race over Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2020 Newsmax, Fox News air outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden By Bill McCarthy• October 22, 2021 ‘Fauci lied:’ How misunderstanding about science and public health has helped fuel false claims By Samantha Putterman• February 24, 2022 Ebola outbreak: What are the symptoms? Is there a vaccine? Did US aid cuts affect prevention? By Samantha Putterman• May 18, 2026
