President Donald Trump has been holding daily press conferences to provide the latest information about the coronavirus from the federal government, but his rhetoric has sometimes been imprecise, misleading or outright incorrect. Here are three recent
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Truth or Fiction?→ The #GeneralStrike Hashtag and the Coronavirus Economic Debate
On March 24 2020, #GeneralStrike was among Twitter’s most prominent hashtags in response to calls that people return to work just days after social distancing measures and lockdowns were put in place to lessen COVID-19’s effects and spread
FactCheck.org→ Biden Video on Trump ‘Silencing’ Expert
Over the weekend, the Biden campaign posted a video that claims the Trump administration silenced Dr. Nancy Messonnier for “speaking out” about the new coronavirus at a Feb. 25 press briefing. But the campaign’s support for the claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italy’s President NOT Caught On Camera Crying Over, and Regretting, Nation’s COVID-19 Response
Was Italy's president shown on camera in a video crying over the toll that COVID-19 has taken on that country and decrying the lack of preparedness in the early stages of the coronavirus spread? No, that's not true. The video still shown in a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Does NOT Stand For ‘Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease’
Does COVID stand for "Chinese Originated Viral Infectious Disease"? No, that's not true: A meme making the rounds on Facebook claims the acronym of the highly infectious and worldwide virus, COVID-19, or coronavirus, was named for China - wher
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Boiled Orange Peels With Cayenne Pepper Are NOT Effective Treatment For Coronavirus
Will boiling orange peels with cayenne pepper help treat or prevent the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: There's currently no cure or vaccine for COVID-19, and several home remedies circulating on the Internet are bogus. There is no sci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia’s Putin Did NOT Release 500 Lions To Keep People Indoors Amid Coronavirus
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin release 500 lions onto the streets of that country to keep people indoors amid the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: The screen grab of a news report claiming that Putin released lions is four year
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Black People Are NOT Immune To The Dangers Of Coronavirus
Are black people more resistant to COVID-19 and not susceptible to death from the virus? No, that's not true: News reports and social media posts from those who've contracted the virus, not to mention official documentation gathered by the Wor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 60 Democrats Did NOT Vote Against Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
Did 60 Senate Democrats vote against a coronavirus stimulus bill, meaning nobody is getting checks? No, that's not true: For one thing, there are not 60 Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Second, the Democrats voted on March 22, 2020, against a key
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show People Falling Dead Of COVID-19 On Italy’s Streets
Does a photo of hundreds of people lying on the street acurrately depict the dire situation in Italy due to the coronavirus? No, this is not the case: The picture claiming to show people dead and ill splayed on a the street in Italy - and as a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coronavirus Test DOES Require Swab To Be Inserted Clear Through Nasal Passage
Do physicians and other medical workers need to insert a swab through the nasal passage to the top of the throat of possible patients to test for COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus. Yes, that's true: A meme on social media illustrating the tes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sky News Video About Coronavirus Victims In Italian Hospital Did NOT Get Taken Down
Did a video from the British broadcaster Sky News about coronavirus victims at a hospital in Italy get taken down? No, that's not true: The report is still available on the network's YouTube channel. Lead Stories is not fact checking the video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Using A Sauna Or Hairdryer Will NOT Kill Coronavirus
Will spending time in a sauna or aiming a hairdryer towards your nose kill the coronavirus? No, that's not true: This is not sound medical advice. A viral video making the rounds suggests those home remedies. However, doctors say those efforts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Helicopters Are NOT Spraying Disinfectants To Try To Eradicate Coronavirus
Are helicopters being used to spray disinfectants into the air to eradicate the coronavirus? No, that's not true: This is a false rumor spreading around the world on social media, as well as through popular messaging services. The hoax has pro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Initial Lack Of Evidence For Human-To-Human COVID-19 Transmission NOT Unusual
Did the World Health Organization try to convince the world that COVID-19 could not be transmitted between humans? No, that's not true: While WHO did say in a tweet, "Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Definitive Proof Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine Effective Against COVID-19
Is chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine effective against coronvirus? Maybe. The story has been appearing in a number of news sites, including this one from Tucker Carlson on Fox News on March 20, 2020. Users on social media saw posts like this:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Definitive Proof Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine Effective Against COVID-19
Is chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine effective against coronvirus? Maybe. The story has been appearing in a number of news sites, including this one from Tucker Carlson on Fox News on March 20, 2020. Users on social media saw posts like this:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spanish Flu Did NOT Originate In Spain
Are historic flu and other outbreaks accurately named based on the country where they originated? No, this is not always the case: With President Trump insisting that calling the coronavirus "Chinese Flu" is not racist - as his critics claim -
FactCheck.org→ Contrary to Trump’s Claim, A Pandemic Was Widely Expected at Some Point
At a White House briefing March 19, President Donald Trump said, “Nobody knew there’d be a pandemic or an epidemic of this proportion.” But that’s simply not the case. Among others, the U.S. intelligence community warned in its ann
FactCheck.org→ Biden, Trump Wrong About WHO Coronavirus Tests
Following a flawed rollout of test kits in the U.S. for the new coronavirus, politicians have given inaccurate information related to the diagnostic tests distributed by the World Health Organization. Former Vice President Joe Biden falsely claimed th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Link Does NOT Take People To Application For FEMA Assistance And NO $1,000 Check
Does a link take people to an application for FEMA assistance where they can receive a $1,000 check? No, that's not true: Dozens of posts such as this have gone viral, all with very similar language, but they are pranks. The link in the posts
FactCheck.org→ Trump Gets Ahead of Himself on COVID-19 Therapies
President Donald Trump touted two drugs — including one currently on the market for other uses — that he said show “really good promise” as therapies to COVID-19. But he left the misleading impression that the drugs were “
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Crosses out ‘Corona’ on Virus Prepared Remarks, Writes ‘Chinese’
On March 19 2020, a number of tweets purportedly showed a close-up of United States President Donald Trump’s prepared remarks on the progress of a coronavirus pandemic, where he apparently used a marker to cross out the “corona” of &
Truth or Fiction?→ Chuck Grassley’s ‘Spanish Flu’ Tweet Adds to Wave of Xenophobic COVID-19 Rhetoric From GOP
As United States President Donald Trump and his supporters continued to try to normalize xenophobic rhetoric surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa came under criticism online for his own effort. “I don’t unders
Snopes→ Coronavirus Contrasts: Wuhan Offers Hope While Italy Nears Stark Toll
The Chinese city of Wuhan reported no new homegrown infections. Meanwhile, Italy is likely to overtake China's death toll.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 5G Technology NOT Believed To Have Caused Coronavirus
Did 5G, the fifth-generation wireless technology, cause the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: These bizarre assertions go against everything we know about how viruses are spread. A viral video making the rounds confuses historical events
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Statements About the Coronavirus
“This is a pandemic,” President Donald Trump said at a March 17 press conference. “I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic.” While it’s not possible to know what Trump “felt,” there’s no doubt that
Truth or Fiction?→ Imperial College London’s COVID-19 Report, Explained
On March 17 2020, an Imperial College London paper about coronavirus and COVID-19 trajectory models was referenced widely in the news and on social media, causing a considerable amount of concern and drawing global attention. Discourse about the Imper
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Editor’s Note: This is an updated version of a Q&A we published Jan. 30. Much has changed since then. An outbreak of viral pneumonia that began in the central Chinese city of Wuhan at the end of 2019 has sickened more than 200,000 people and
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Falsely Align Viruses to Election Years
Quick Take Viral posts on social media claim COVID-19 is no worse than other outbreaks that have occurred in “every election year,” suggesting that the new coronavirus is being “hyped” to hurt President Donald Trump. But most of
Truth or Fiction?→ Is St. Corona the Patron Saint of Epidemics?
As novel coronavirus COVID-19 swept the majority Catholic country of Italy in March 2020, rumors appeared that Italians had begun praying to a St. Corona — who was, incidentally, “the patron saint of epidemics.” A March 11 post to th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Is Looking Into Concerns About Anti-Inflammatories With Coronavirus
Do anti-inflammatories aggravate coronavirus infection? That's a valid concern, and one that the World Health Organization is looking in to. But no formal recommendation has yet been made. The concern originated in a correspondence published o
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Timeline of Trump’s COVID-19 Statements’ Meme
As criticism spread against United States President Donald Trump’s administration for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020, one graphic disseminated on social media listed his multiple attempts to downplay the disease: In thi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 NOT A Scripted Narrative To Justify Closed Borders Or Force Residents To Remain Home
Is COVID-19 virus part of a conspiracy that has a scripted narrative designed to justify closed borders and inspire residents to stay at home? No, that's not true: A conspiracy theory on Facebook claims that the coronavirus outbreak is a move
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Comparing Mortality Rates With COVID-19 Is NOT Accurate
Is a list of virus outbreaks comparing mortality rates for Ebola, H5N1, MERS and SARS with COVID-19 - the novel coronavirus - accurate? No, it's not: The comparison of the outbreaks is extremely misleading as it doesn't take into account the r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All U.S. Citizens Are NOT Entitled To $700 Per Week To Stay At Home To Avoid Spread Of Coronavirus
Are all U.S. citizens entitled to $700 per week to stay at home to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: The link in the posts takes viewers to a gorilla giving the middle finger. The post was a hoax related to the co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italy Has NOT Mandated No Treatment Of All Elderly With Coronavirus
Did Italy decide not to treat its elderly population with coronavirus? No, that's not entirely true: because of the immense strain being put on the Italian health care system from the novel coronavirus outbreak this year, doctors may be forced
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Banana A Day Does NOT Keep The Coronavirus Away
Does eating a banana a day keep the novel coronavirus away? No, that's not true: Bananas may be a good source of potassium and other vitamins, but they have not been proven to prevent COVID-19, the scientific name for the novel coronavirus. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 15 Minutes In Sauna Will NOT Kill The Coronavirus
Can the novel coronavirus survive the heat? And, specifically, will 15 minutes in a sauna kill the virus? No, that's not true: An internationally recognized expert in infectious disease epidemiology has quashed those assertions. The claims ori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Dog Vaccine Can NOT Be Used To Inoculate People Against Coronavirus
Can a coronavirus vaccine used on dogs be used to inoculate people against COVID-19, the virus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands of people and left thousands others dead? No, that's not true: There is currently no vaccine to prevent