America's Frontline Doctors, -
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Most people who died with COVID-19 had other medical conditions that put them at higher risk. But internet posts misinterpret data about those conditions to claim that Italy has reduced its count of deaths. It hasn't.
Ben Swann, Conservative commentator
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The COVID-19 death rate for the unvaccinated is higher than the vaccinated. But Ben Swann claims that vaccines aren’t effective. But the charts he uses don’t distinguish between vaccinated and unvaccinated patients.
Aaron Rodgers, Football player
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: People who’ve been infected and who also have been vaccinated, or what’s sometimes called “hybrid” immunity, have the "best immunity," studies show.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: no toda la historia
FactCheck.org says: Esos son números brutos, entre una población altamente vacunada. El mismo informe muestra que las tasas de mortalidad son más altas entre los no vacunados que entre los vacunados.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story
FactCheck.org says: Florida's total COVID-19 case rate is higher than the national average and 10th highest in the U.S.
White Coat Waste Project, Taxpayer watchdog group
FactCheck.org rated this: Didn't Fund That Project
FactCheck.org says: The agency funded some research using beagles, but it denied funding the Tunisia project that went viral on social media because it involved sedated beagles whose heads were stuck in mesh cages with diseased sand flies.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story
FactCheck.org says: Those are raw numbers, among a highly vaccinated population. The same report shows the rates of death are higher among the unvaccinated than for the vaccinated.
Dr. Jane Ruby, Commentator with a doctor of education degree
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.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying contracted medical workers to understaffed hospitals, where they are required to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Rep. James Comer, Kentucky Republican
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The letter states the opposite, noting that the viruses used in the experiments are “decades removed from SARS-CoV-2 evolutionarily” and that they “could not have been the source of SARS-CoV-2.”
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Powell was 84 years old and a cancer patient who had undergone treatment for multiple myeloma - factors that put him at higher risk of a serious illness. His death does not mean the COVID-19 vaccines don't work.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Studies show the COVID-19 vaccines boost the antibody levels and improve the immune response of those who previously had COVID-19. The vaccines do not “wipe out” the antibodies developed by a person who had recovered.
Eric Trump, Former president's son
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The daily number of people getting vaccinations had slid near a low point when President Joe Biden announced sweeping vaccine mandates.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Trade group
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: The ad inaccurately portrays recent legislation to allow for negotiated Medicare drug prices. The leading proposal does not let the government decide which medications Medicare recipients can get.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Merck's investigational COVID-19 antiviral pill, molnupiravir, is a new drug and completely different from ivermectin.
Ted Cruz, Senator
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: Southwest Airlines' flight cancellations fueled partisan claims that workers were protesting COVID-19 vaccine requirements and causing the cancellations. But there's no evidence that workers staged protests.
Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida
FactCheck.org rated this: Migrants Not Driving Surge
FactCheck.org says: Infectious disease experts say low vaccination rates, resistance to protective measures such as wearing a mask and the highly transmissible delta variant are driving the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Claims about who will be “exempt” from federal vaccine mandates have been circulating. Workers at the White House and in agencies within HHS are subject to the executive order requiring federal employees to be vaccinated
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: No vaccine is 100% effective, but the COVID-19 vaccines have been proven to be very effective at preventing serious illness.
Annastacia Palaszczuk, Queensland Premier
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Misleading
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Ms Palaszczuk's claim is misleading. The outcome the Premier selected refers to a graph in the modelling report, which contains the results of just one of the scenarios modelled by the Doherty Institute. The graph conta…