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“Says Mark Zuckerberg's real name is Jacob Greenberg and he’s the grandson of billionaire David Rockefeller.”

PolitiFact says: The conspiracy theory appeared in 2012 after some thought a mugshot of a man with the name looked like Mark Zuckerberg, but a simple comparison shows they’re not the same person.

“So the case number is almost irrelevant. And that’s because there’s a lot of inaccuracies with the testing. And also even if the test is accurate, most people are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. So it’s not that important to know.”

PolitiFact says: The fraction of tests that come back positive turns out to be an important red flag. Health and Human Services’ Adm. Brett Giroir called it a leading indicator.

“The federal government is sending private security contractors into Portland.”

“This virus has a cure. It is called hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. I know you people want to talk about a mask. Hello? You don’t need (a) mask. There is a cure.”

PolitiFact says: There is no known cure for COVID-19, hydroxychloroquine is not a proven treatment, and public health officials advise everyone to wear face masks in public.

“Tom Hanks did not have coronavirus but was under house arrest for pedophilia in Australia”

“Black Lives Matters protesters vandalized the Vietnam War Memorial in Los Angeles”

“No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist.”

PolitiFact says: Historians agree that various presidents can be considered racist. That includes those who enslaved Black people, those who used racist rhetoric and those who held beliefs that white people were superior to other races.

“Quotes Tom Brady as saying, “If anyone on my team kneels, I quit.”

PolitiFact says: Brady never said this. The quote was fabricated on a satirical website.

“The CDC said it “made a mistake” and reduced its count of Florida COVID-19 cases from 90,000 to 11,000.”

PolitiFact says: The CDC did not admit making a mistake that resulted in any systematic undercount of coronavirus cases in Florida.

“The Trump administration has had “zero unfulfilled equipment and supply requests from state governors.”

“A popular social media post says that a mobile COVID-19 testing facility bears "a logo of Anubis the god of Death.”

FactCheck.org says: Conspiracy theorists claim that a mobile COVID-19 testing station bears a logo that depicts an ancient deity of death. It actually shows an aardvark, which is the name of the company that makes the trucks.

“A viral video says that scientific studies support the claim that face masks don't mitigate the transmission of COVID-19.”

FactCheck.org says: A video misrepresents scientific papers and the reasons for wearing face masks to claim that they’re ineffective in mitigating transmission of COVID-19. The CDC says that masks may help prevent the spread of the disease.

“Kroger stores are charging a “BLM charge.”

“McDonald’s ... made you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.”

FactCheck.org says: McDonald’s says that is not the case. And McDonald’s discontinued a related practice, barring workers from moving from one store inside the company to another, in 2017.

“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee.”

“Quotes Anthony Fauci as writing, “I reject the notion that it’s ‘just a virus’ and we’ll all get it eventually. What a careless, lazy, heartless stance.”

“Says Tom Hanks was “arrested in Australia for pedophilia.”

“Students "don’t catch it easily; they don’t bring it home easily.”

PolitiFact says: Early research suggests the virus affects older teens similarly to adults.

“There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”

“[T]here’s nothing in the data that suggests that kids being in school is in any way dangerous.”

FactCheck.org says: Much of the evidence suggests schools can be reopened relatively safely, but there have been outbreaks linked to schools.