President Donald Trump has made a number of misleading statements about his decision on Jan. 31 to impose travel restrictions related to the novel coronavirus epidemic. Trump has referred to the travel restrictions as a “travel ban.” There
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FactCheck.org→ O’Rourke Endorsement Triggers False Posts on Biden’s Gun Policy
Quick Take Beto O’Rourke’s endorsement of Joe Biden has been used as fuel for misinformation about the former vice president’s gun control policy. If elected president, Biden did not say he is “coming for your guns.” Full
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Rep. Bobby Rush Removed From the House Floor for Wearing a Hoodie?
After Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) donned a gas mask while Congress debated a bill securing emergency funding to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the United States and beyond, one of his colleagues rebuked both him and an apparent set of
Snopes→ EU Blasts Turkey for ‘Organized’ Migrant Attack on Greece
Greek riot police used tear gas and a water cannon in the morning to drive back people trying to cross its land border with Turkey. Turkish police fired volleys of tear gas back toward Greece in an ongoing standoff between Ankara and the EU over who sh
Snopes→ At Least 7 Virus Cases Linked to Cruise Ship Off California
Meanwhile, the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 14, with all but one victim in Washington state, while the number of infections swelled to over 200, scattered across at least 18 states.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misplaced Blame on Obama for Coronavirus Tests
Amid criticism over his administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that he had to overcome an Obama-era Food and Drug Administration “rule” to more quickly provide diagnostic tests to the America
Truth or Fiction?→ 2001 ‘Good Day New York’ On-Air Argument Gets New Life Online
In another instance of social media reviving interest in the media that preceded it, social media users re-discovered in March 2020 a clip that first made headlines after airing on WNYW-TV nearly 20 years earlier. One iteration of the clip featuring G
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden Vote for a Bankruptcy Bill Which Made Student Loans ‘Ineligible for Financial Relief’?
A March 5 2020 r/SandersForPresident (and r/all) thread featured a title maintaining that Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden “passed the bill” making student loans “ineligible for financial relief,” and an attach
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Mother, Dolores, Is NOT Dead
Did Delores Aveiro, the mother of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, experience a fatal second stroke days after being admitted to the hospital after she experienced an initial stroke? No, that's not true. This story originates from a website with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Publish Sponsored Facebook Post Asking For Help With "Escaped" Coronavirus Patient
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention run a sponsored Facebook post asking for help locating a man who arrived from Hong Kong, and who refused to go into mandatory quarantine? No, that's not true: the post was published by a Faceb
FactCheck.org→ Trump and the Coronavirus Death Rate
The World Health Organization says that 3.4% of reported COVID-19 patients worldwide have died – a global fatality figure that President Donald Trump dismissed as “a false number.” It’s not a false number, although experts say Trump has a point
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mayor Of Buffalo Did NOT Tell People To Evacuate Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
Did Mayor Byron Brown of Buffalo, New York, issue a statement telling residents to evacuate the city because of a Coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: The mayor denied this claim when he responded to a Facebook post spreading the misinfo
FactCheck.org→ Coronavirus Prank Falsely Tells of Workplace, School Closings
Quick Take Facebook posts, evidently intended as a prank, erroneously claim that the government — or specific states such as Michigan or Florida — has mandated that employers and schools close for two weeks in response to the coronavirus. N
FactCheck.org→ Article Falsely Reports on Health of Pope Francis
Quick Take An article circulating on social media claims without evidence that Pope Francis and two of his aides have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Vatican has said the pope has a cold, “with no symptoms related to other patholog
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Coronavirus Test Does NOT Cost $3,200
Does the Coronavirus test really cost $3,200? No, that's not true: A claim that the coronavirus test is $3,200 - and that if a person is unable to afford the test or the treatment, they could die - is misleading. The claim has been debunked by
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Call Sean Hannity and Tell People with Coronavirus to Go to Work Anyway?
On March 5 2020, the Facebook page “Crooks and Liars” shared an article bearing the headline, “Trump Calls Up Hannity, Tells People With Covid-19 To Go To Work”: Underneath an embedded video, the site claimed: In just over
Truth or Fiction?→ Corona Beer Didn’t Offer $10 Million to Change the Name ‘Coronavirus’ to ‘Literally Anything Else’ or ‘BudLightVirus’
On March 5 2020, a highly-upvoted r/funny and r/all post displayed the following headline: “Corona beer offers $10 million to change the name Coronavirus to “literally anything else” and an extra $15 million to change it to BudLightv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Known Whether Novel Coronavirus Has A Survival Rate Of 99.7%
Does a graphic being widely shared on social media accurately represent the survival rate of the novel coronavirus at 99.7%? No, that's not true: Scientists do not know precisely how many people survive or recover from the virus versus how man
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donating Plasma Or Blood Is NOT Free Testing For The Coronavirus
Can people avoid expensive testing for the Coronavirus by getting their results from a blood or plasma center? No, that's not true. A claim quickly spreading on Facebook alleges Coronavirus testing costs in the thousands of dollars, and a way
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Joe Biden Promising That If He Wins, He’s "Coming For" Your Guns
Did Joe Biden, the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, promise in a video that he's "coming for" your guns? No, that's not true: This is a complete misrepresentation of what the former vice president actually said in the video. Biden was s
Snopes→ Bethlehem’s Storied Nativity Church Closes Amid Virus Fears
Palestinian officials indefinitely closed the storied Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem over fears of the new coronavirus, weeks ahead of the busy Easter holiday season.
Snopes→ Court Blocks ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy on Part of US Border
In the latest twist on a key Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court said it will prevent the government from making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings starting next week unless the Supreme Court steps in soo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DNC Group Did NOT Teach Illegals To Vote
Was a DNC group caught on video teaching illegal immigrants how to vote illegally? No, that's not true: A video purporting to catch someone with a voter registration group linked to the Democratic National Committee was edited to inaccurately
Truth or Fiction?→ Did MSNBC Switch Colors for “Favorable” and “Unfavorable” for Only Bernie Sanders in a Super Tuesday Chyron?
Super Tuesday reporting generated a lot of social media discourse in March 2020, and among circulating claims was one that network MSNBC manipulated their on-screen graphics by “swapping colors” for presidential candidates Bernie Sanders a
Snopes→ Did VP Pence Touch NASA Gear Labeled ‘Do Not Touch’?
An old photo received new attention as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence took over the Trump administration's response to an outbreak of a new coronavirus.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Muslims Did NOT Demand Locals Not Walk Dogs In Public, Saying It Was A Violation Of Sharia And "Disrespects" Them
Did Muslims in Manchester, England, demand that locals not walk dogs in public since it is a violation of Sharia and "disrespects" them? No, that's not true: There is no proof that such a claim, which has been debunked before, came from the Mu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Common Cold Is NOT The Only Type Of Coronavirus
Is the novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, just the common cold? No, that's misleading: Coronaviruses can cause different illnesses in animals and humans, including the common cold. However, they can also lead to severe diseas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Say Coronavirus Killed 200 In Iran
Did a report state that the novel coronavirus had killed 200 in Iran? No, that's not true: The number of deaths in official reports on March 3, 2020, were much lower than stated in this article. The claim that inflated the numbers - purporting
FactCheck.org→ Democrats’ Misleading Coronavirus Claims
Democrats have criticized President Donald Trump for his administration’s response to the new coronavirus, making claims about cuts to public health programs and the silencing of government experts. But they haven’t always gotten their facts ri
FactCheck.org→ Trump and the ‘New Hoax’
Democratic presidential candidates harshly criticized President Donald Trump for using the term “hoax” in connection with the coronavirus outbreak. There’s no question that the president described the disease as the Democrats’ &
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Seattle Coronavirus Testing’ Twitter Thread
On March 2 2020, as six patients in Washington state were reported to have died of a novel coronavirus, a Twitter user going by @into_the_brush shared a thread about their purported attempts to be tested for the virus in Seattle. In the first tweet,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patents Do NOT Mean Deadly Diseases And Viruses Were Created Or Invented In A Lab
Do patents accurately suggest that deadly diseases and viruses were created or invented in a lab? No, that's not true: Just because there is a patent for something does not mean it works. Likewise, patents for diseases and viruses do not mean
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Picasso Died in 1973, Surprising the Internet Every Year’
On March 1 2020, a Facebook user shared a Twitter screenshot about Pablo Picasso having died in 1973, which appeared somewhat in the style of “I was today years old when I learned” memes. On Facebook, the post racked up 40,000 shares and
Snopes→ Virus Crisis Tracks West, Ebbing in China; Fed Slashes Rates
The coronavirus crisis shifted increasingly westward toward Europe and the United States, with the U.S. Federal Reserve announcing the biggest interest-rate cut in over a decade to try to fend off damage to the world's biggest economy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ku Klux Klan Marchers Did NOT Carry Trump-Pence Banner
Did members of the Ku Klux Klan hold a Trump-Pence banner during a march? No, that's not true: The photo has been doctored. The actual photo was taken in 2009, seven years before President Trump was elected. The claim originated from a post (a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden In Texas Ahead Of Super Tuesday Did NOT Say: "Tomorrow Is Super Thursday"
Did Joe Biden, a U.S. Democratic candidate for president, say that "Tomorrow is Super Thursday"? No, that's not true: The headline is misleading. As the video of the former vice president shows, Biden said, "Super Thur---" but stopped and corr
Snopes→ Court Considers Whether Men-Only Draft is Constitutional
Weeks before a government commission weighs in on the subject, federal appeals court judges will consider whether the military's all-male draft system is constitutional.
FactCheck.org→ Cattle Vaccine Not Related to 2019 Novel Coronavirus
Quick Take Viral Facebook posts use a photo of a vaccine for cows to falsely suggest that the novel coronavirus isn’t actually new, alleging it is proof of “how much the media controls people.” The cattle vaccine has nothing to do wit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Bovine Vaccine Can NOT Be Used To Inoculate People Against Coronavirus
Can a coronavirus vaccine used on cattle be used to inoculate people against CoVid-19, the virus outbreak that has infected tens of thousands and left thousands dead? No, that's not true: There is currently no vaccine to prevent the spread of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Did NOT March With Fidel Castro, Che Guevara
Did Bernie Sanders, the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, march with revolutionaries Fidel Castro and Che Guevara when he was younger? No, that's not true: A photo purporting to show the Independent senator from Vermont marching with Cas