Checked elsewhere

Checks published by other fact-checking organisations. We did not do these checks. Each one names who did, shows their rating in their own words, and links to their full article.

Their rating
Ted Cruz, Senator (R-Tex.)

“At a Senate hearing in May, Dr. Fauci said, ‘The NIH has not ever and does not now fund gain-of-function research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology.’ That was under oath, under testimony. On October 20th, the NIH principal deputy director in writing directly contradicted it.”

Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Cruz is spinning an NIH letter as confirming what it does not say. He is welcome to offer an opinion about its meaning. But, so far, it’s not a fact that NIH has admitted funding gain-of-function research.

Checked by FactCheck.org28 Oct 2021United StatesHealth
Dr. Jane Ruby, Commentator with a doctor of education degree

“A Delta Air Lines pilot died in flight shortly after getting the COVID-19 vaccine and "there's a lot of risk right now" for air travel.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported

FactCheck.org says: The number of U.S. plane accidents has been about the same this year as it was last year. But posts on social media falsely claim that there has been a significant increase due to pilot reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.