0 People 1159 Fact-checks 498 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (1159) Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” By Jon Greenberg, Gabrielle Settles• January 31, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Defibrillators are being installed all over” the U.K. after a child’s death, which may be “why the UK suddenly stopped” COVID-19 vaccination for children under 11 years old. By Jeff Cercone• October 5, 2022 Instagram posts stated on June 05, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT. By Loreben Tuquero• June 9, 2023 Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.” By Jaren Holmes, Julia Schneider• April 29, 2020 Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." By Shefali Luthra• June 24, 2019 Chuck Grassley stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: Insulin prices have "gone THRU THE ROOF for patients/taxpayers bc of manufacturer, health plan & PBM biz practices." By Madison Black• February 2, 2021 60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” By Victoria Knight• September 28, 2021 Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America stated on November 27, 2019 in an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.: "Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’" By Shefali Luthra• December 5, 2019 Facebook posts stated on September 30, 2020 in a political ad: “Donald Trump and Thom Tillis opposed legislation that would lower the price of insulin and other prescription drugs.” By Aneri Pattani• October 19, 2020 Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2023 in a post: “An 11-year-old boy saved the lives of two people on the same day.” By Gabrielle Settles• June 7, 2023 Thomas Perez stated on March 01, 2017 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "The primary financing mechanism of the Affordable Care Act is a tax on wealthy people." By Jon Greenberg• March 1, 2017 Phil Gingrey stated on June 22, 2011 in a news conference: Under last year’s health care reform, "a bunch of bureaucrats decide whether you get care, such as continuing on dialysis or cancer chemotherapy." By Willoughby Mariano• August 2, 2011 Kathleen Sebelius stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech: "One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive." By Eric Stirgus• May 3, 2011 Tim Michels stated on September 23, 2022 in Radio interview: On exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban. By Madeline Heim• September 27, 2022 Restoration PAC stated on September 28, 2022 in Digital ad: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy" By Madeline Heim• October 4, 2022 Martin O'Malley stated on July 26, 2015 in a New Hampshire interview: "97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health." By Lauren Carroll• August 3, 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on May 14, 2025 in Senate testimony: It’s “all true” that the measles vaccine wanes quickly, was never fully safety tested and contains fetal debris. By Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on December 06, 2021 in a meeting with Louisiana lawmakers: The COVID-19 vaccine is the “deadliest vaccine ever made.” By Samantha Putterman• December 10, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “If I don’t take the vaccine, I’m at risk for covid. If I do take the vaccine, I’m still at risk for covid PLUS I’m at risk for permanent vaccine side effects. Therefore I’m reducing my risk by not taking the vaccine. That’s the real science.” By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2021 Joe Biden stated on August 06, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations: “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.” By Amy Sherman• August 11, 2020 Articles (498) What a US exit from the WHO means for global health By Amy Maxmen• January 27, 2025 WATCH: DeSantis, monoclonal antibodies and the FDA: What's effective? By Aaron Sharockman• February 10, 2022 Truth-O-Meter stuck on Half True By Willoughby Mariano• October 17, 2010 COVID-19 vaccine update: What to know about Pfizer and Moderna’s announcements By Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim• November 16, 2020 Should I get a COVID-19 vaccination? Answering questions for vaccine skeptics By Noah Y. Kim, Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: With vaccine rollout behind schedule, when can we expect life to return to normal? By Noah Y. Kim• January 20, 2021 What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine By Loreben Tuquero• April 11, 2025 10 types of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation swirling online, fact-checked By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Why is the COVID-19 vaccine not among required school vaccinations? By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2021 What Clarence Thomas said about fetal cell lines and COVID-19 vaccines By Andy Nguyen• July 8, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe? By Caleb McCullough• February 28, 2025 The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe By Bill McCarthy• August 16, 2021 RFK Jr. fired everyone on a key vaccine panel. Here’s who he replaced them with. By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez• June 18, 2025 The race to create a coronavirus vaccine: A primer By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2020 Fact-checking Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general, about the whooping cough vaccine By Samantha Putterman• September 11, 2025 Are they vaccinating detainees at Gitmo? By Catharine Richert• November 12, 2009 What are state and federal plans for distributing COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 9, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020 What is the vaccine preservative thimerosal? What to know about it and its removal from flu vaccines By Madison Czopek• June 26, 2025
Ron DeSantis stated on January 25, 2022 in a tweet: “Without a shred of clinical data to support its decision, the Biden Administration has revoked the emergency use authorization for lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments.” By Jon Greenberg, Gabrielle Settles• January 31, 2022 Instagram posts stated on September 09, 2022 in an Instagram post: "Defibrillators are being installed all over” the U.K. after a child’s death, which may be “why the UK suddenly stopped” COVID-19 vaccination for children under 11 years old. By Jeff Cercone• October 5, 2022 Instagram posts stated on June 05, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT. By Loreben Tuquero• June 9, 2023 Jamie Nadler stated on April 14, 2020 in a newspaper interview: “Small trials” to test convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients “seem to have had some degree of success.” By Jaren Holmes, Julia Schneider• April 29, 2020 Bernie Sanders stated on June 20, 2019 in a tweet: "30,000 Americans a year die waiting for health care because of the cost." By Shefali Luthra• June 24, 2019 Chuck Grassley stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: Insulin prices have "gone THRU THE ROOF for patients/taxpayers bc of manufacturer, health plan & PBM biz practices." By Madison Black• February 2, 2021 60 Plus Association stated on September 20, 2021 in a commercial shown on television and online: Insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats “are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” By Victoria Knight• September 28, 2021 Pharmaceutical Research and Manfacturers of America stated on November 27, 2019 in an ad in the “Politico Playbook PM” newsletter.: "Speaker Pelosi's drug pricing plan would siphon $1 trillion or more from biopharmaceutical innovators over the next 10 years. CBO's preliminary estimate found this bill ‘would result in lower spending on research and development and thus reduce the introduction of new drugs.’" By Shefali Luthra• December 5, 2019 Facebook posts stated on September 30, 2020 in a political ad: “Donald Trump and Thom Tillis opposed legislation that would lower the price of insulin and other prescription drugs.” By Aneri Pattani• October 19, 2020 Instagram posts stated on April 24, 2023 in a post: “An 11-year-old boy saved the lives of two people on the same day.” By Gabrielle Settles• June 7, 2023 Thomas Perez stated on March 01, 2017 in an interview on CNN's "New Day": "The primary financing mechanism of the Affordable Care Act is a tax on wealthy people." By Jon Greenberg• March 1, 2017 Phil Gingrey stated on June 22, 2011 in a news conference: Under last year’s health care reform, "a bunch of bureaucrats decide whether you get care, such as continuing on dialysis or cancer chemotherapy." By Willoughby Mariano• August 2, 2011 Kathleen Sebelius stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech: "One of three patients hospitalized (is) harmed by the care they receive." By Eric Stirgus• May 3, 2011 Tim Michels stated on September 23, 2022 in Radio interview: On exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban. By Madeline Heim• September 27, 2022 Restoration PAC stated on September 28, 2022 in Digital ad: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy" By Madeline Heim• October 4, 2022 Martin O'Malley stated on July 26, 2015 in a New Hampshire interview: "97 percent of the work that Planned Parenthood does is about mammograms and preventative health." By Lauren Carroll• August 3, 2015 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on May 14, 2025 in Senate testimony: It’s “all true” that the measles vaccine wanes quickly, was never fully safety tested and contains fetal debris. By Madison Czopek• May 16, 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on December 06, 2021 in a meeting with Louisiana lawmakers: The COVID-19 vaccine is the “deadliest vaccine ever made.” By Samantha Putterman• December 10, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: “If I don’t take the vaccine, I’m at risk for covid. If I do take the vaccine, I’m still at risk for covid PLUS I’m at risk for permanent vaccine side effects. Therefore I’m reducing my risk by not taking the vaccine. That’s the real science.” By Tom Kertscher• March 31, 2021 Joe Biden stated on August 06, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations: “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.” By Amy Sherman• August 11, 2020
What a US exit from the WHO means for global health By Amy Maxmen• January 27, 2025 WATCH: DeSantis, monoclonal antibodies and the FDA: What's effective? By Aaron Sharockman• February 10, 2022 Truth-O-Meter stuck on Half True By Willoughby Mariano• October 17, 2010 COVID-19 vaccine update: What to know about Pfizer and Moderna’s announcements By Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim• November 16, 2020 Should I get a COVID-19 vaccination? Answering questions for vaccine skeptics By Noah Y. Kim, Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: With vaccine rollout behind schedule, when can we expect life to return to normal? By Noah Y. Kim• January 20, 2021 What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine By Loreben Tuquero• April 11, 2025 10 types of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation swirling online, fact-checked By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Why is the COVID-19 vaccine not among required school vaccinations? By Amy Sherman• August 16, 2021 What Clarence Thomas said about fetal cell lines and COVID-19 vaccines By Andy Nguyen• July 8, 2022 Ask PolitiFact: Who can get the measles and is the vaccine safe? By Caleb McCullough• February 28, 2025 The facts on what the Catholic Church has said about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine By Noah Y. Kim• March 9, 2021 COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: Why scientists and doctors say it's safe By Bill McCarthy• August 16, 2021 RFK Jr. fired everyone on a key vaccine panel. Here’s who he replaced them with. By Shefali Luthra, Barbara Rodriguez• June 18, 2025 The race to create a coronavirus vaccine: A primer By Louis Jacobson• April 6, 2020 Fact-checking Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general, about the whooping cough vaccine By Samantha Putterman• September 11, 2025 Are they vaccinating detainees at Gitmo? By Catharine Richert• November 12, 2009 What are state and federal plans for distributing COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 9, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: how and where will I get my COVID-19 vaccine? By Amy Sherman• December 18, 2020 What is the vaccine preservative thimerosal? What to know about it and its removal from flu vaccines By Madison Czopek• June 26, 2025
