Much of the focus on COVID-19 testing thus far into the pandemic has been on tests that can determine whether someone is actively infected with the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2. But, in his drive to “open up America again,” President Donald Tru
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FactCheck.org→ The White House Spins Trump’s Disinfectant Remarks
At an April 23 press briefing, President Donald Trump mused about the possibility of using “very powerful light” and injecting disinfectant into the body to kill COVID-19 – a suggestion that, in the case of disinfectant, was roundly criti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce The ‘Biological’ lab In Wuhan Was ‘Funded’ By Obama
Did President Trump announce that the "biological" lab in Wuhan where the "COVID-19 virus was created" was "funded" by President Barack Hussein Obama? No, that's not true. Trump said the allegations were being studied by his administration, bu
Snopes→ U.S. States Build Stockpiles of Malaria Drug Touted by Trump
State and local governments across the United States have obtained more than 30 million doses of a malaria drug touted by President Trump to treat patients with the coronavirus, despite warnings from doctors that more research is needed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Send ‘100,000 Military’ to South China Sea Amid Pandemic
Did the U.S. Navy send 100,000 military forces to the South China Sea in a move to increase its presence in the region, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic? No, that's not true. In an emailed statement and interview with Lead Stor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Countering Video, Doctors Say Drug For High-Altitude Sickness is NOT ‘Missing Link’ In Coronavirus Treatment
Can the drug Diamox, often used as treatment for high-altitude sickness, cure coronavirus? No, that's not true: COVID-19 cannot be cured using the same drug that is often used to treat high-altitude sickness. A viral video raked up more than 4
Snopes→ Tons of Sanitizer: Retailer Charged with Hoarding, Gouging
Federal prosecutors have charged a New York retailer with hoarding tons of disposable masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer in a Long Island warehouse and selling the items at huge markups.
FactCheck.org→ VoteVets.org
Political leanings: Democratic 2018 total spending: $14.2 million VoteVets.org is a political group that supports veterans and promotes liberal causes. Its mission is “to elect Veterans to public office,” and its agenda includes “working
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: VP Mike Pence Did NOT Pose With GOP House Members Waving A Confederate Flag
Did Republican Vice President Mike Pence recently stand with GOP Congressional members waving a Confederate flag, proving he is racist? No, that's not true. A simple reverse image check reveals the then-vice president-elect stood before a larg
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Second Wave of the 1918 Spanish Flu Kill 20 to 30 Million, While the First Wave Killed 3 to 5 Million?
Against the backdrop of spreading (but engineered) COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests in April 2020, a tweet claiming that a “second wave” of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was far deadlier than the “first wave” attracted a large n
FactCheck.org→ One Photo, Two Stories — But No Deceit by News Websites
Quick Take A viral post compares side-by-side screenshots from two news websites to falsely claim that using the same image of people at the beach during the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of media deception. The location of the scene in Jacksonville,
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Ad About Donating ‘Our Masks and Supplies’ to China
A Democratic group’s ad attacking President Donald Trump leaves the misleading impression that medical equipment donated by U.S.-based organizations and businesses to China early in the global coronavirus outbreak came from the Trump administration.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Misleading Ad About Sending Experts to China
An ad for Joe Biden’s campaign hammers President Donald Trump for failing to send U.S. health experts to China to investigate the novel coronavirus. But the ad fails to mention that the administration tried several times soon after the outbreak, alth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fact And Fiction About Microsoft Patent Application ‘WO2020060606 – CRYPTOCURRENCY SYSTEM USING BODY ACTIVITY DATA’
Did Microsoft file a patent application with the number 060606 for body-interfaced cryptocurrency to be implanted in humans, as well as include 5G wireless technology and vaccines? No, that's not entirely true: Microsoft did file a patent appl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Was NOT In Wuhan, China, In 2019 Ahead Of COVID-19 Outbreak; Did NOT Sabotage Now-Signed Trade Deal
Was U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Wuhan, China, in time to release the novel coronavirus and sabotage the U.S.-China trade deal? No, neither are true. The photo of her with a Chinese offical that is being used to make the allegations is f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Government Does NOT Have 30,000 Guillotines, NOT Planning To Chop Heads
Did the U.S. government buy 30,000 guillotines and put them in storage -- at the ready for planned executions of American citizens when martial law is imposed? No, that's not true: It's a false claim that has been floating around the internet
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Political leanings: Pro-business/conservative 2018 total spending: $10.9 million The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the world, representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses, and advocates a pro-busin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT All Elective Or Non-Emergency Surgeries Banned In The US; Exceptions For Medical Reasons Allowed In Most States
Is it true that all non-emergency or so-called elective surgeries are banned due to the lockdowns put in place to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus? No, that's a massive misreading of executive orders to step up priority patient
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trey Gowdy Did NOT Go On Rant Claiming Coronavirus Shutdowns Were ‘Fishy,’ ‘Well-Timed’ And ‘Costing Our Economy Billions’
Did former U.S. Rep. and current Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy go on a lengthy rant, complaining that the COVID-19 shutdowns across the United States are overblown and "fishy"? No, that's not true. A tirade attributed to Gowdy was not writte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pennsylvania House Did NOT Pass COVID-19 Funding In June 2019; NO Evidence Pandemic Was Planned
Did the Pennsylvania House of Representatives approve funding for COVID-19 in June 2019, proving that the pandemic was pre-planned? No, that's not true. The Pennsylvania House and Senate amended several bills in March 2020, including one that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Try to Slip A Law Banning Pledge Of Allegiance Into Aid Package
Did Democrats try to slip a law into a coronavirus aid package, or stimulus bill, that would also ban reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump suppo
FactCheck.org→ Hospital Payments and the COVID-19 Death Count
Q: Are hospitals inflating the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths so they can be paid more? A: Recent legislation pays hospitals higher Medicare rates for COVID-19 patients and treatment, but there is no evidence of fraudulent reporting. FULL QUESTIO
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American Taxpayers Will NOT Save $57.4 Billion Yearly After Trump ‘Banned Welfare For Illegal Immigrants’
Will American taxpayers save $57.4 billion annually after President Trump "banned illegal immigrants from using welfare?" That's not true: The post appears to be based on a 2017 study of immigrants -- not Illegal immigrants -- and their costs
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a ‘Hot Mic’ at Coronavirus White House Briefing Reveal a COVID-19 Conspiracy?
On April 20 2020, purported “hot mic” footage from a White House coronavirus press briefing appeared and quickly began circulating — involving discussion of what seemed to be fudged case-fatality rate numbers as well as the existenc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates CANNOT Prescribe Drugs, And ‘Dr. Sebi’ Was Barred From Practicing In Some States
Is Bill Gates free to prescribe drugs while the late herbalist, "Dr. Sebi," was not allowed to heal people with herbs? No, that's not true: Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corporation and the namesake of the charitable Bill and Melinda Gates F
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘They Opened Up Florida Beaches and Now They Have 1400 New Cases Overnight!’ Facebook Meme
A controversial decision to open Florida’s beaches on April 17 2020 led to a rash of national criticism, and an April 18 2020 Facebook post warned that 1,400 Floridians became ill specifically because of the newly-opened beaches (archived here)
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Valley County, Montana, Did NOT Mandate Pink Arm Bands For All To Enter Stores; Did Revise Confusing Flier
Did Valley County, Montana, government officials order people to wear "government-issued" pink armbands, which "denote the customer has been in the area more than 14 days and submitted to quarantine protocol?" No, that's misleading. the Valley
Truth or Fiction?→ Was This Illusion ‘Created by a Japanese Neurologist’ to Identify Stress Levels?
Like many other memes, a roundly-debunked graphic continued to make the online rounds in 2020, though one version did gain more traction earlier in the year. The photograph itself shows an optical illusion, but the caption often accompanying it is mis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Say Jesus And Trump Are Con Artists
Did Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say that both Jesus and President Trump were con artists? No, that's not true: This fictional story was designed to anger conservatives. The quote originated in an article (archived here) publi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mitt Romney Did NOT Endorse Joe Biden
Did Mitt Romney endorse Joe Biden for president of the United States? 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 stories that are clearly
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Domino’s Is NOT Giving Away 2 Extra Large Pizzas For Answering A Survey
Is Domino's giving away two extra large pizzas for anyone answering a short survey? No, that's not true: A scam website is luring visitors by promising free pizza in exchange for completing surveys but the whole thing is a scam designed to ste
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dollar General Is NOT Giving Away Free $150 Coupons To All
Is Dollar General giving away $150 coupons to everyone? No, that's not true: A scam website is luring visitors by promising coupons in exchange for completing surveys but the whole thing is a scam designed to steal personal information. The se
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Target Is NOT Giving Away Free $250 Coupons To All
Is Target giving away $250 coupons to everyone? No, that's not true: A scam website is luring visitors by promising coupons in exchange for completing surveys but the whole thing is a scam designed to steal personal information. The setup is s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bath & Body Works Is NOT Giving Away Free $150 Coupons To All
Is Bath & Body Works giving away $150 coupons to everyone? No, that's not true: A scam website is luring visitors by promising coupons in exchange for completing surveys but the whole thing is a scam designed to steal personal information.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. NOT ‘Sneakily’ Using Coronavirus As Cover to Pass Bill; Uncertain If It ‘Will Stop End-To-End Encryption, Allow Officials To See All Private Messages, Listen To All Calls’
Is the U.S. government using the cover of the coronavirus pandemic to remove end-to-end encryption so officials would be able to listen to everyone's calls and see everyone's private messages? No, that does not appear to be the case: A controv
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Allegedly, This Is From a 1958 UK Government Report’
A nearly 70-year-old catalog of “types of homosexual” continued getting attention online in April 2020, with social media users reclaiming at least one of its definitions. Photographs of a page from Austrian sociologist Richard Hauser̵
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Inaccurate COVID-19 Death Rate Comparison
Available data on confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths contradicts President Donald Trump’s recent claim that “the United States has achieved a significant lower mortality rate than almost all other countries.” As of April 16, there we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Tweet On Swine Flu Death Toll and Obamacare Website Is Misleading
Was President Trump correct in stating on Twitter that 17,000 people died during the swine flu, or H1N1, pandemic during 2009-2010? And does a second claim in the post -- that the Obamacare website cost $5 billion -- hold up to scrutiny? No, b
Snopes→ With Tweets, Trump Goads States to Lift Coronavirus Restrictions
Public health experts have warned that lifting the restrictions too soon could enable the virus to come back with a vengeance.
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Activity for Right-Wing ‘Gridlock’ Protests Surges
Facebook groups supporting or organizing anti-government protests continued to appear on the platform in mid-April 2020, despite the platform reportedly shuttering at least two such events. We found several groups using the “Operation Gridlock