“What if quarantining the healthy doesn’t save lives?”
PolitiFact rated this: Inaccurate
PolitiFact says: While it’s difficult to assess the exact impact of social distancing policies, data and preliminary research suggest they’re working.
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“The United States is the only country on earth that is protesting being locked down.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: People around the world have opposed mitigation measures designed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus because of economic hardship and concerns over personal freedoms.
“They claim pandemics only happen once every hundred years but what if that’s no longer true? We want to be early, ready for the next one, because clearly the Obama administration did not leave to this administration any kind of game plan for something like this.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: McConnell is wrong to say the Obama administration left “no game plan” to deal with a pandemic; the Obama team crafted a detailed document setting forth questions and policies that should be considered.
“When a POTUS is found guilty of #Treason, [it negates] every Executive Order, Judge Appointee, 'everything' they had ever done.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Posts claim that if a former president is convicted of treason, his title would be “stripped away” along with all his presidential actions. It’s false that a president’s actions would be undone after such a conviction.
“Elizabeth Warren erroneously said there were 25,000 new [COVID-19] cases today" and "2,000 deaths.”
FactCheck.org rated this: We Review the Trends
FactCheck.org says: Warren said, “We are right now at … 25,000 new infections a day and 2,000 deaths a day.” McEnany called those “some funny numbers.” The disparity is largely a matter of semantics.
“H.R. 6666 “will give the government the power to forcibly remove your family members from your home and quarantine them[.] That includes your children.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The bill provides $100 billion to fund COVID-19 contact tracing efforts; it does not propose forced removals of individuals from their homes.
“Joe Biden’s tax plan would result in “doubling and tripling your taxes.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Biden proposes to raise an additional $4 trillion in taxes over 10 years, but the increases would fall mainly on very high-income earners and corporations, and wouldn't even double people's taxes at any income level.
“New York City could pay to house its homeless population in hotel rooms currently sitting vacant, but Mayor Bill de Blasio “has absolutely to this point refused to do that.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The number of hotel rooms being used for housing homeless New Yorkers is well short of the tens of thousands of rooms needed to house New York City’s homeless population, though the number has risen.
“Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: People who wear gloves too long or dispose of them improperly end up increasing the virus spread or their own exposure.
“Says President Donald Trump implemented “a travel ban that just didn't work, 400,000 people got in from those countries that were subject to the restrictions.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Obama Administration left behind no pandemic game plan.”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“Under an 1866 Supreme Court ruling, stay-at-home orders are illegal and can be disregarded with impunity.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The post misattributed a quote from a 1935 Illinois Supreme Court decision about Chicago judicial salaries. The original quote refers to the Illinois Constitution.
“When will they open a Cold Case on the Psycho Joe Scarborough matter in Florida. Did he get away with murder? Some people think so. Why did he leave Congress so quietly and quickly? Isn’t it obvious? What’s happening now? A total nut job!”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
“Wouldn’t it be nice to have a president who listens to someone other than himself?”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The video tweeted by Biden was edited to leave a misleading impression, cutting the nurse's response to Trump, making it appear as if he cut her off in mid-sentence, when in fact she said she agreed with the president.
“Young people "have a greater chance of being killed by the HPV vaccine than COVID-19.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: No deaths have ever been linked to the HPV vaccine in Iowa. Some younger people have died from the virus.
“A tweet from the 60 Minutes account falsley accused Mike Pompeo of reviving a debunked conspiracy theory about coronavirus”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: True, the tweet was wrong.
“Actor Tom Selleck praised President Donald Trump in a meeting with Breitbart.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There’s no evidence that actor Tom Selleck praised President Trump in a Breitbart interview. Most of the words are lifted from a 2016 statement by actor Jon Voight that Breitbart published.
“Germany and the United States are the two best in deaths per 100,000 people" for COVID-19.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: As of May 11, the U.S. had 24.66 deaths per 100,000 people — more than two times higher than Germany (9.24 deaths per 100,000), and the 11 highest rate out of the more than 140 countries.
“No matter how you look at it, America is leading the world in testing" for COVID-19.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: While the United States has done more total tests for COVID-19 than any other country, it doesn't lead when testing is measured by other metrics.
“Quotes Joe Biden as saying, “The things I did while in elected office should not be made public while I am seeking a higher public office.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True