Checked by USA TODAY1 Jun 2020United StatesHealth Social media posts “Wearing a face mask will not cause hypoxia, hypoxemia or hypercapnia” USA TODAY rated this: Partly false
Checked by USA TODAY29 May 2020United StatesHealth Social media posts “COVID-19 is bacterial, not viral, and can be easily treated with aspirin” USA TODAY rated this: False
Checked by USA TODAY28 May 2020United States Social media posts “Washing strawberries with saltwater will bring out tiny bugs” USA TODAY rated this: True
Checked by USA TODAY27 May 2020United StatesScience and technology Jon Cartwright “NASA found a parallel universe” USA TODAY rated this: Partly false
Checked by USA TODAY24 May 2020United StatesPolitics and government Hank Johnson “Democrat's bill would increase taxes on firearms and ammunition” USA TODAY rated this: True
Checked by USA TODAY23 May 2020United StatesElections Nancy Pelosi “HEROES Act would eliminate state requirements for voter IDs in federal elections” USA TODAY rated this: True
Checked by USA TODAY20 May 2020United States Healthnut News “Airline travelers to Florida must fill out a form at the airport with contact information and trip details and self-quarantine for 14 days” USA TODAY rated this: True
Checked by USA TODAY15 May 2020United StatesHealth Social media posts “China owns the patent for the drug remdesivir” USA TODAY rated this: False
Checked by USA TODAY14 May 2020United StatesHealth Social media posts “Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci created and are set to profit from the drug remdesivir” USA TODAY rated this: False
Checked by USA TODAY12 May 2020United StatesHealth American Institute for Economic Research “Woodstock took place in the middle of a pandemic” USA TODAY rated this: True
Checked by USA TODAY8 May 2020United StatesHealth Social media posts “Wearing face masks weaken the immune system” USA TODAY rated this: False
Checked by USA TODAY5 May 2020United StatesHealth Alice Kramer “Does COVID-19 have a mortality rate of 1%-2%?” USA TODAY rated this: Partly False
Checked by USA TODAY30 Apr 2020United States Candace Owens “CDC has not stopped reporting flu deaths, and this season's numbers are typical” USA TODAY rated this: True
Checked by USA TODAY30 Apr 2020United StatesHealth Dr. David Murdock “COVID-19 may be 'here to stay,' even after a vaccine” USA TODAY rated this: Partly True
Checked by USA TODAY25 Apr 2020United StatesHealth Social media posts “Did the Kennedy Center donate coronavirus stimulus aid to Democrats?” USA TODAY rated this: False
Checked by USA TODAY25 Apr 2020United StatesCrime and security Social media posts “The second wave of the Spanish flu reportedly killed 20 million to 50 million people after the first wave killed 3 million to 5 million people” USA TODAY rated this: Partly False
Checked by USA TODAY24 Apr 2020United StatesHealth Scott Jensen “Hospitals get paid more if patients listed as COVID-19, on ventilators” USA TODAY rated this: True
Checked by USA TODAY15 Apr 2020United StatesHealth Prof. Michael Ellenbecker “Disposable masks should always be worn colored-side-out” USA TODAY rated this: True
Checked by USA TODAY13 Apr 2020United States The City of Muskegon FB Page “Under the CARES Act, some unemployed Americans will make $24 an hour, not all” USA TODAY rated this: Partly false
Checked by USA TODAY6 Apr 2020United StatesPolitics and government Social media posts “The U.S. House of Representatives introduced an assault weapons ban bill” USA TODAY rated this: True