0 People 2223 Fact-checks 828 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (2223) Instagram posts stated on April 05, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Covid-does NOT exist AS A VIRUS,” and Russian doctors performing autopsies on deceased COVID-19 patients violate a World Health Organization law By Madison Czopek• April 9, 2021 Instagram posts stated on August 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: The U.K. is no longer recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for pregnant women. By Sara Swann• August 31, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “News report accidentally reveals doctors giving ‘banned’ COVID treatment to the Queen.” By Madison Czopek• February 24, 2022 Bloggers stated on July 27, 2022 in a blog post: In England, “COVID-19 vaccinated children are 4,423% more likely to die of any cause and 13,633% more likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated children.” By Sara Swann• August 24, 2022 The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.” By Tom Kertscher• May 21, 2021 Instagram posts stated on January 20, 2022 in a post: Estimated annual COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. totals 27,530, after you subtract those who died “with, not from” COVID-19, not in nursing homes and who didn't have four or more comorbidities. By Monique Curet• January 21, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 04, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Unusual cancers” are “exploding right into stage 4" and those cancer cells have “the spike protein." By Tom Kertscher• February 8, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2022 in a post: “The second booster has eight strains of HIV.” By Monique Curet• February 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on September 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has removed the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and replaced it with ‘Covid-19 Outbreak’ on their website. It was never a pandemic.” By Madison Czopek• September 10, 2020 Instagram posts stated on August 03, 2021 in an Instagram post: The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups. By Jason Asenso• August 6, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Italy drastically reduced the country’s official COV1D-19 death count by over 97%. This means Covid killed fewer people than an average seasonal flu.” By Samantha Putterman, Luiz Romero• November 10, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Italy “went against the WHO's ‘law’” against COVID-19 autopsies and “discovered covid is not a virus, but a bacterium” that “clots the blood and reduces the oxygen saturation.” By Emily Venezky• May 28, 2020 Instagram posts stated on October 04, 2021 in an Instagram post: "New data shows that death is proportional to dose" for COVID-19. By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2021 Jeffrey Barke stated on August 23, 2024 in an Instagram post: Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration. By Jeff Cercone• August 27, 2024 Pete Snyder stated on March 12, 2021 in a radio interview.: “There is no discernible difference between the spread and deaths of COVID in Virginia than there is in Florida.” By Warren Fiske• March 30, 2021 Robert Malone stated on January 03, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: COVID-19 vaccines "provide zero benefit relative to risk for the young and healthy." By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in social media: CDC "will revoke the emergency use authorization" of the PCR COVID tests because those tests don't differentiate between COVID and flu viruses. "Translation: They've been adding flu cases to Covid cases when using that test.” By Victoria Knight• July 30, 2021 TikTok posts stated on May 08, 2023 in a TikTok: Amazon’s “Utopia” TV series predicted the COVID-19 pandemic and an intentional effort to sterilize humans, showing the pandemic was planned. By Samantha Putterman• June 7, 2023 Donald Trump stated on October 06, 2020 in a tweet: “Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the vaccine, die from the flu … we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal." By Jon Greenberg• October 6, 2020 Tomi Lahren stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Unvaccinated, you can get COVID and have over 99% chance of survival. Get vaccinated and you can still get COVID and will still have over 99% chance of survival.” By Tom Kertscher• July 21, 2021 Articles (828) How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories By Julie Appleby, Victoria Knight• November 2, 2020 More deaths among vaccinated Americans not a reason to avoid vaccines, experts say By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2022 A Nobel Prize and a horse dewormer: Explaining the controversy over ivermectin and COVID-19 By Tom Kertscher• September 8, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Does the CDC lack data on reinfection of people with natural immunity to COVID-19? By Gabrielle Settles• December 2, 2021 What we know about the impact of Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s nursing home policies By Clara Hendrickson, Kristen Jordan Shamus• March 12, 2021 10 types of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation swirling online, fact-checked By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 Can I get an updated COVID-19 vaccine this year? Is it available yet? Will insurance cover it? By Madison Czopek• August 29, 2025 Fact-checking Michigan GOP's 'report card' criticizing Gov. Whitmer's COVID-19 response By Clara Hendrickson• April 9, 2021 ‘Reinfections are going to continue to occur’: COVID-19 immunity and the risks of reinfection By Madison Czopek• July 19, 2022 Sorting out how politics, policies swirl around N.Y.’s nursing home Covid-19 mortality rates By Michelle Andrews• March 2, 2021 Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here's why that's wrong By Samantha Putterman• January 18, 2022 Fact-check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spars with Senate committee over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC By PolitiFact Staff • September 4, 2025 Events within and beyond Joe Biden’s control stymied progress on COVID-19 in his first year By Victoria Knight• December 20, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Is Florida’s current COVID-19 case spike a result of seasonality? By Miriam Valverde• August 18, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is? By Bill McCarthy• January 13, 2022 What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2021 Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 15, 2024 RFK Jr. ended COVID vaccine recommendation for kids, pregnant women. What do facts show about risk? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 29, 2025 Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients By Tom Kertscher• May 14, 2020 There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know? By Julie Appleby• January 8, 2024
Instagram posts stated on April 05, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Covid-does NOT exist AS A VIRUS,” and Russian doctors performing autopsies on deceased COVID-19 patients violate a World Health Organization law By Madison Czopek• April 9, 2021 Instagram posts stated on August 30, 2022 in an Instagram post: The U.K. is no longer recommending the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for pregnant women. By Sara Swann• August 31, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 21, 2022 in a Facebook post: “News report accidentally reveals doctors giving ‘banned’ COVID treatment to the Queen.” By Madison Czopek• February 24, 2022 Bloggers stated on July 27, 2022 in a blog post: In England, “COVID-19 vaccinated children are 4,423% more likely to die of any cause and 13,633% more likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated children.” By Sara Swann• August 24, 2022 The Gateway Pundit stated on May 17, 2021 in a Facebook post: “COVID cases in India plummet after government promotes ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine use.” By Tom Kertscher• May 21, 2021 Instagram posts stated on January 20, 2022 in a post: Estimated annual COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. totals 27,530, after you subtract those who died “with, not from” COVID-19, not in nursing homes and who didn't have four or more comorbidities. By Monique Curet• January 21, 2022 Facebook posts stated on February 04, 2023 in a Facebook post: "Unusual cancers” are “exploding right into stage 4" and those cancer cells have “the spike protein." By Tom Kertscher• February 8, 2023 Facebook posts stated on February 02, 2022 in a post: “The second booster has eight strains of HIV.” By Monique Curet• February 14, 2022 Facebook posts stated on September 08, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The CDC has removed the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and replaced it with ‘Covid-19 Outbreak’ on their website. It was never a pandemic.” By Madison Czopek• September 10, 2020 Instagram posts stated on August 03, 2021 in an Instagram post: The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups. By Jason Asenso• August 6, 2021 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Italy drastically reduced the country’s official COV1D-19 death count by over 97%. This means Covid killed fewer people than an average seasonal flu.” By Samantha Putterman, Luiz Romero• November 10, 2021 Facebook posts stated on May 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Italy “went against the WHO's ‘law’” against COVID-19 autopsies and “discovered covid is not a virus, but a bacterium” that “clots the blood and reduces the oxygen saturation.” By Emily Venezky• May 28, 2020 Instagram posts stated on October 04, 2021 in an Instagram post: "New data shows that death is proportional to dose" for COVID-19. By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2021 Jeffrey Barke stated on August 23, 2024 in an Instagram post: Food and Drug Administration approval for updated COVID-19 vaccines requires a public health emergency declaration. By Jeff Cercone• August 27, 2024 Pete Snyder stated on March 12, 2021 in a radio interview.: “There is no discernible difference between the spread and deaths of COVID in Virginia than there is in Florida.” By Warren Fiske• March 30, 2021 Robert Malone stated on January 03, 2023 in a video shared on Instagram: COVID-19 vaccines "provide zero benefit relative to risk for the young and healthy." By Tom Kertscher• January 10, 2023 Facebook posts stated on July 25, 2021 in social media: CDC "will revoke the emergency use authorization" of the PCR COVID tests because those tests don't differentiate between COVID and flu viruses. "Translation: They've been adding flu cases to Covid cases when using that test.” By Victoria Knight• July 30, 2021 TikTok posts stated on May 08, 2023 in a TikTok: Amazon’s “Utopia” TV series predicted the COVID-19 pandemic and an intentional effort to sterilize humans, showing the pandemic was planned. By Samantha Putterman• June 7, 2023 Donald Trump stated on October 06, 2020 in a tweet: “Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the vaccine, die from the flu … we are learning to live with Covid, in most populations far less lethal." By Jon Greenberg• October 6, 2020 Tomi Lahren stated on July 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Unvaccinated, you can get COVID and have over 99% chance of survival. Get vaccinated and you can still get COVID and will still have over 99% chance of survival.” By Tom Kertscher• July 21, 2021
How COVID-19 death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories By Julie Appleby, Victoria Knight• November 2, 2020 More deaths among vaccinated Americans not a reason to avoid vaccines, experts say By Jeff Cercone• November 30, 2022 A Nobel Prize and a horse dewormer: Explaining the controversy over ivermectin and COVID-19 By Tom Kertscher• September 8, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Does the CDC lack data on reinfection of people with natural immunity to COVID-19? By Gabrielle Settles• December 2, 2021 What we know about the impact of Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s nursing home policies By Clara Hendrickson, Kristen Jordan Shamus• March 12, 2021 10 types of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation swirling online, fact-checked By Bill McCarthy• July 26, 2021 Can I get an updated COVID-19 vaccine this year? Is it available yet? Will insurance cover it? By Madison Czopek• August 29, 2025 Fact-checking Michigan GOP's 'report card' criticizing Gov. Whitmer's COVID-19 response By Clara Hendrickson• April 9, 2021 ‘Reinfections are going to continue to occur’: COVID-19 immunity and the risks of reinfection By Madison Czopek• July 19, 2022 Sorting out how politics, policies swirl around N.Y.’s nursing home Covid-19 mortality rates By Michelle Andrews• March 2, 2021 Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here's why that's wrong By Samantha Putterman• January 18, 2022 Fact-check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spars with Senate committee over COVID-19 vaccines, CDC By PolitiFact Staff • September 4, 2025 Events within and beyond Joe Biden’s control stymied progress on COVID-19 in his first year By Victoria Knight• December 20, 2021 Ask PolitiFact: Is Florida’s current COVID-19 case spike a result of seasonality? By Miriam Valverde• August 18, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is? By Bill McCarthy• January 13, 2022 What Allen West got wrong about COVID-19 and treatments By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2021 Four years after shelter-in-place, COVID-19 misinformation persists By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• March 15, 2024 RFK Jr. ended COVID vaccine recommendation for kids, pregnant women. What do facts show about risk? By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 29, 2025 Fact-checking viral video alleging some New York hospitals are ‘murdering’ COVID-19 patients By Tom Kertscher• May 14, 2020 There’s a new COVID-19 variant and cases are ticking up. What do you need to know? By Julie Appleby• January 8, 2024
