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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Faulty Malaria-Coronavirus Connection
Falsely citing “studies,” President Donald Trump has suggested that there are few novel coronavirus cases in “malaria countries” because of the use of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. But no such studies exist, and the drug is not wide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Say Stimulus Won’t Pass Unless Seniors Excluded
Did U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say she won't pass the new and massive economic stimulus legislation to beat back the economic spiral due to COVID-19 unless senior citizens are excluded? No, that's not true: A satirical website that attemp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The New York Jets Did NOT Sign Free Agent Colin Kaepernick To A 1 Year, $9 Million Contract
Did the New York Jets sign free agent Colin Kaepernick to a one-year, $9 million contract? No, that is not true: Kaepernick was not signed to a new deal with the NFL's Jets. A Tweet was sent from an account with a photo that looked like ESPN's
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘COVID-19 Had Us All Fooled, but Now We Might Have Finally Found Its Secret’ Medium Post
In early April 2020, a post published to Medium.com circulated on social media, titled “Covid-19 had us all fooled, but now we might have finally found its secret.” The post went viral in archived and replicated form even after the site re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former Presidents’ Foundations ARE Offering Help, Advice During COVID-19 Pandemic
Are wealthy presidential foundations, including those of the Clintons and Obamas, failing to step up during the COVID-19 pandemic - which has already claimed more than 16,200 lives in the U.S. as of April 9, 2020? That's not necessarily true,
FactCheck.org→ Video: The Science Behind Shifting COVID-19 Face Mask Advice
In this video, we explore the existing research on face masks as tools to limit the spread of infectious diseases and explain why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its stance on whether people who aren’t sick need to cover their
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Bans on Plastic Shopping Bags Being Reversed Because of COVID-19?
Citing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least three states took steps to walk back bans on plastic shopping bags, while environmental advocacy groups accused the plastics industry of seizing on the virus for their own purposes. In late March 20
Snopes→ Record 16.8 Million Have Sought US Jobless Aid Since Start of Pandemic
Roughly one in 10 American workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did SCOTUS Rule Trump Can Remove Chuck Schumer from the Senate?
In early April 2020, an apparent article headlined “SCOTUS Rules Trump Can Remove Chuck Schumer from Senate” circulated through individual Facebook posts and groups. One iteration was shared to the group “People for the secession of
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Make Baseless Claim on COVID-19 Death Toll
Quick Take Viral posts wrongly suggest that the COVID-19 death toll is exaggerated because “the state” has instructed that “anyone who didnt die by a gun shot wound or car accident” be listed as a coronavirus victim. Experts say
Truth or Fiction?→ Spanish Flu 1918 Family Portrait Shows Cat with Face Mask
In early April 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised COVID-19 guidance and advised Americans to wear face masks, reviving interest in a viral photograph — purportedly a family portrait from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Birx Video NOT Evidence of U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Being Inflated
Is the number of coronavirus death in the U.S. being exaggerating due to incorrect reporting methods? No, that's not true: If anything, reports suggest that medical facilities and coroner or medical examiner offices may not have all of the vic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coronavirus Will NOT Simply Be ‘Exterminated’ If Lockdowns Are Lifted
Would allowing everyone, except the most vulnerable, to go on with their lives and forget about the lockdown put an end to the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not a safe assumption: The notion of "herd immunity," the idea that letting large numb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Steam From Boiling Orange Concoction Will NOT Kill COVID-19
Will inhaling the steam from boiling orange peels with garlic, onions and salt kill COVID-19 in your body? No, this is false. Lead Stories already debunked an earlier version of the orange-peel steam recipe. There's currently no cure or vaccin
Snopes→ Masked Crowds Fill Wuhan’s Streets, Trains as Lockdown Ends
After more than two months indoors, millions of people at the epicenter of China's outbreak celebrated their newfound freedom.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SCOTUS Did NOT Issue Order For Omar’s Removal From Congress
Did the Supreme Court of the United States issue an order to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from Congress? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing mad
FactCheck.org→ The HHS Inspector General Report
In a testy exchange with reporters, President Donald Trump questioned the political motivations of an administration inspector general, claiming that her report on hospital experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic was “wrong.” The report ga
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden’s Campaign Hold a $2,800 ‘Virtual Fireside Chat’?
In early April 2020, rumors circulated that Joe Biden’s presidential campaign had scheduled a “virtual fireside chat,” charging $2,800 for any donors wishing to access a livestream of the event: Joe Biden asking for $2800-$25,000
Truth or Fiction?→ Does H.R. 5717 Require That Gun Owners Be Licensed by the Government?
A graphic spreading online opposing a gun safety bill misconstrues its origin in an effort to paint it as an attempt at government overreach capitalizing on the COVID-19 pandemic. The meme, which contains a strange spacing gap resembling a copy-and-pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Is NOT A Hoax Proven By Empty Hospital Lots, Waiting Rooms
Are hospitals around the country empty -- not overwhelmed by coronavirus patients in desperate need of life-saving care or testing? No, that's not true: A viral video claims to provide evidence that media coverage of the pandemic isn't true --
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Is NOT A Hoax Proven By Empty Hospital Lots, Waiting Rooms
Are hospitals around the country empty -- not overwhelmed by coronavirus patients in desperate need of life-saving care or testing? No, that's not true: A viral video claims to provide evidence that media coverage of the pandemic isn't true --
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘CoronaHoax’ Video Offers NO Proof COVID-19 Is Anything But Real and Deadly
Did a video prove the "CoronaHoax Pandemic" was fake as lockdowns continue amid the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not true: An hour-long video on YouTube claims there is no real threat and that very few deaths have occurred worldwide from the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘CoronaHoax’ Video Offers NO Proof COVID-19 Is Anything But Real and Deadly
Did a video prove the "CoronaHoax Pandemic" was fake as lockdowns continue amid the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not true: An hour-long video on YouTube claims there is no real threat and that very few deaths have occurred worldwide from the
FactCheck.org→ Kennedy Center Didn’t Contribute to Democrats
Quick Take Online posts falsely claim that the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts donated $5 million to Democrats after it was allocated $25 million in the COVID-19 stimulus package. The center has not given any political contributions; it’s
Truth or Fiction?→ Conspiracy Theorists, Celebrities Push Disinformation Blaming Cell Towers for COVID-19
As conspiracy theories — fanned in part by public figures — continue spreading, feeding into a feverish, misdirected blame leveled at mobile phone towers for the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities in Great Britain are investigating a spate o
Snopes→ Pandemic Politics: Wisconsin Voting Underway Despite Coronavirus
Voters across the state, many without masks covering their faces, waited in line to cast ballots at crowded polling sites.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hospital NOT Caught Red-Handed Using Dummies In Coronavirus Pandemic Footage
Was a New York hospital "caught red handed" using dummies in coronavirus pandemic footage? No, that's not true: A video report from Channel 4 News about the situation in New York hospitals included footage of overflowing wards and ended with a
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Coronavirus Claim About Lupus Patients
President Donald Trump once again touted hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. This time, the president falsely claimed that “people with lupus” who take hydroxychloroquine “aren’
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Face Mask Advice, Explained
It’s a seemingly simple question that has divided experts and nations since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak: Should members of the public who aren’t sick use face masks to limit the spread of the disease? For months, the Centers for Disease
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Biden Spin China Travel Restrictions
Both President Donald Trump and leading Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are spinning the facts on the administration’s coronavirus travel restrictions for those who had been in China. Trump has repeatedly boasted, as he did on April 4
Snopes→ White House Pushes Unproven Drug for Virus, But Doctors Wary
President Donald Trump and his administration kept up their out-sized promotion of an malaria drug not yet officially approved for fighting the new coronavirus.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the President of Meharry Medical Advise Sterilizing Cloth Face Masks in the Microwave Between Uses?
Discourse regarding personal protective equipment (PPE, including cloth face masks) was a large part of COVID-19 discussion on social media in early April 2020, including a viral Facebook post that repeats purported advice to sterilize cloth masks by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Goodwill Did NOT Use COVID-19 As An Excuse To Fire All Employees
Did Goodwill fire all of its employees and use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to do it? No, that's not true: While plenty of Goodwill employees across the country may have lost their jobs as stores have closed due to the outbreak, it's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Mannequin Being Wheeled Into Hospital Does NOT Prove A Coronavirus Cover-Up
Does a photo of a mannequin being wheeled into a New York hospital prove a cover-up about hospital overcrowding and the high death toll due to the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true. The picture of the dummy on a stretcher going into a
Truth or Fiction?→ Is New York City Planning ‘Temporary Mass Graves’ in Central Park?
On April 6 2020, the New York Post claimed that New York City was considering “temporary mass graves” in public parks such as Central Park in an article bearing the headline, “NYC may temporarily bury coronavirus victims in parks:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of "Sleeping Lady" Mt. Susitna Was NOT Taken From A Drone
Did a drone really capture an image of Mt. Susitna, Alaska's "Sleeping Lady"? No, that's not true: The image that is sweeping the Internet was created by a digital artist using Photoshop or other sophisticated software. Users are sharing it an
Snopes→ Cooperative Offers Stressed Dairy Farmers Incentive to Quit
Several farms have been asked to dispose of their milk while production plants struggle to keep up with the milk that is being produced.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democrats Have NO Plan To End Social Security Payments In 2024
Are Congressional Democrats planning to halt Social Security payments in 2024? No, that's not true. The claim is a work of satire put out by a network of sites aiming to fool conservatives into believing and sharing the posts - posts that are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Harvard Did NOT Admit Michelle Obama’s Degrees Are Fakes
Did Harvard University admit the degrees held by former first lady Michelle Obama are fakes? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made-up s