9 People 21643 Fact-checks 7040 Articles People (9) NJ-CAN Samantha Bee Babylon Bee Bee Moorhead World Food Program Food & Water Watch Oregon Food Bank Sacramento Bee Editorial Board Americans Against Food Taxes Fact-checks (21643) CNNews3.com stated on February 06, 2017 in an Internet post: The HIV virus has been "detected in Walmart bananas after 10 year old boy contracts the virus." By Joshua Gillin• February 6, 2017 Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2022 in a Facebook post: 95-item list of food-destroying incidents demonstrates that “you are duped if you think they aren’t planning a food shortage.” By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2022 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 Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in White House press briefing: The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.” By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2025 Steve Kirsch stated on October 21, 2023 in a post on X: “The FDA is required to take the COVID vaccines off the market” because they are “adulterated.” By Madison Czopek• October 27, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: “US hospitals caught injecting experimental Ebola vaccine that sheds!” By Jeff Cercone• January 25, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Fauci just told us they found a (coronavirus) variant that ‘evades the test.’” By Andy Nguyen• August 4, 2021 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 Viral image stated on August 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: There’s polio in New York City’s tap water. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 17, 2022 Bloggers stated on June 27, 2020 in an article: “COVID19 PCR tests are scientifically meaningless.” By Daniel Funke• July 7, 2020 Instagram posts stated on February 15, 2024 in an Instagram post: Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.” By Jeff Cercone• February 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on January 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: The CDC finally admits its COVID-19 test can’t tell the difference between the virus and the flu By Jeff Cercone• January 3, 2022 Instagram posts stated on May 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Bird flu in the U.S. is a "scamdemic" timed to coincide with the 2024 presidential elections “by design.” By Jeff Cercone• May 24, 2024 Matthew Rosendale stated on November 01, 2023 in a fundraising ad: “It’s been revealed that Fauci brought COVID to the Montana one year before COVID broke out in the U.S.!” By Katheryn Houghton• February 5, 2024 X posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a tweet: Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2023 Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus. By Daniel Funke• March 25, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in an infographic: 2019 coronavirus can live for "up to 3 hours in the air, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard up to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel.” By Daniel Funke• March 20, 2020 Breitbart stated on December 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Nationwide data reveals surging levels of newest COVID strain in water supply.” By Madison Czopek• January 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus. By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2020 Viral image stated on August 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: “They put” monkeypox in the water in Atlanta. 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By • July 17, 2020 What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little) By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• January 14, 2022 Will the coronavirus wilt in summer heat? Maybe, but don’t count on it By Samantha Putterman• March 30, 2020 'Flurona' is just a new buzzword, not new strain of COVID-19 or new phenomenon By Monique Curet• January 6, 2022 There’s no evidence that the virus behind the monkeypox outbreak was leaked from a Wuhan lab By Madison Czopek• July 28, 2022 The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine By Bill McCarthy• April 1, 2022 Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions By Samantha Putterman• April 1, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Can dogs detect COVID-19? By Miriam Valverde• January 26, 2021 Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data is less reliable, robust than other states By Jessica Calefati• May 11, 2020 Antibody tests: The promise and pitfalls of using them to reopen the US By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2020 What does the approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for teens and preteens mean? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• May 14, 2021 Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths By Daniel Funke• March 26, 2020
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CNNews3.com stated on February 06, 2017 in an Internet post: The HIV virus has been "detected in Walmart bananas after 10 year old boy contracts the virus." By Joshua Gillin• February 6, 2017 Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2022 in a Facebook post: 95-item list of food-destroying incidents demonstrates that “you are duped if you think they aren’t planning a food shortage.” By Madison Czopek• June 15, 2022 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 Karoline Leavitt stated on January 28, 2025 in White House press briefing: The U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.” By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2025 Steve Kirsch stated on October 21, 2023 in a post on X: “The FDA is required to take the COVID vaccines off the market” because they are “adulterated.” By Madison Czopek• October 27, 2023 Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2024 in an Instagram post: “US hospitals caught injecting experimental Ebola vaccine that sheds!” By Jeff Cercone• January 25, 2024 Facebook posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Fauci just told us they found a (coronavirus) variant that ‘evades the test.’” By Andy Nguyen• August 4, 2021 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 Viral image stated on August 13, 2022 in an Instagram post: There’s polio in New York City’s tap water. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 17, 2022 Bloggers stated on June 27, 2020 in an article: “COVID19 PCR tests are scientifically meaningless.” By Daniel Funke• July 7, 2020 Instagram posts stated on February 15, 2024 in an Instagram post: Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.” By Jeff Cercone• February 16, 2024 Instagram posts stated on January 29, 2022 in an Instagram post: The CDC finally admits its COVID-19 test can’t tell the difference between the virus and the flu By Jeff Cercone• January 3, 2022 Instagram posts stated on May 12, 2024 in an Instagram post: Bird flu in the U.S. is a "scamdemic" timed to coincide with the 2024 presidential elections “by design.” By Jeff Cercone• May 24, 2024 Matthew Rosendale stated on November 01, 2023 in a fundraising ad: “It’s been revealed that Fauci brought COVID to the Montana one year before COVID broke out in the U.S.!” By Katheryn Houghton• February 5, 2024 X posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a tweet: Photo shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.” By Loreben Tuquero• May 16, 2023 Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook message: An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus. By Daniel Funke• March 25, 2020 Facebook posts stated on March 18, 2020 in an infographic: 2019 coronavirus can live for "up to 3 hours in the air, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard up to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel.” By Daniel Funke• March 20, 2020 Breitbart stated on December 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Nationwide data reveals surging levels of newest COVID strain in water supply.” By Madison Czopek• January 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus. By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2020 Viral image stated on August 09, 2022 in a Facebook post: “They put” monkeypox in the water in Atlanta. By Ciara O'Rourke• August 15, 2022
Bird flu: What to know about latest outbreaks after U.S. reports first severely infected person By Sara Swann• December 19, 2024 PolitiFact's guide to fake news websites and what they peddle By PolitiFact Staff • April 20, 2017 What to know about the latest bird flu outbreaks By Sara Swann• April 12, 2024 Bird flu might impact price, but not safety of Thanksgiving turkey By Grace Abels• November 21, 2025 15 of our wackiest COVID-19 fact-checks By Daniel Funke• March 15, 2021 A reader’s guide to misinformation about the coronavirus By Daniel Funke• January 31, 2020 Coronavirus testing: What we know, all in one place By Samantha Putterman• May 5, 2020 We answered your coronavirus questions on handling money, using ibuprofen and visiting beaches By Daniel Funke, Samantha Putterman• March 20, 2020 Why did Texas remove 3,000 cases from its coronavirus count? By • July 17, 2020 What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little) By Julie Appleby, Phil Galewitz• January 14, 2022 Will the coronavirus wilt in summer heat? Maybe, but don’t count on it By Samantha Putterman• March 30, 2020 'Flurona' is just a new buzzword, not new strain of COVID-19 or new phenomenon By Monique Curet• January 6, 2022 There’s no evidence that the virus behind the monkeypox outbreak was leaked from a Wuhan lab By Madison Czopek• July 28, 2022 The facts behind the Russian, right-wing narratives claiming Hunter Biden funded biolabs in Ukraine By Bill McCarthy• April 1, 2022 Ordering takeout is probably safe during COVID-19 outbreak, experts say, but take precautions By Samantha Putterman• April 1, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Can dogs detect COVID-19? By Miriam Valverde• January 26, 2021 Pennsylvania’s coronavirus data is less reliable, robust than other states By Jessica Calefati• May 11, 2020 Antibody tests: The promise and pitfalls of using them to reopen the US By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2020 What does the approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for teens and preteens mean? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• May 14, 2021 Fact-checking COVID-19 prevention, treatment myths By Daniel Funke• March 26, 2020
