“Claim: Narendra Modi not did this photo shoot during Covid 19 lockdown period”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
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“Photo-op of PM Modi reading books, a newspaper in these times of COVID-19 pandemic”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: he same image is featured in a listicle dated 14 September 2013 and the image is available on the internet at least since 2011. The description of this image reads ‘Gujarat Chief Minister on the lawns of his palatial ho…
“The United States has among the lowest (COVID-19) case fatality rates of any major country in the world.”
PolitiFact rated this: Needs context
PolitiFact says: Case fatality rate is one measure of the virus' threat, and is not considered the best. Another measure, deaths per 100,000 shows the U.S. with the 10th highest rate.
“Trump administration will “further reduce the cost of prescription drugs and health insurance premiums" in a second term.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Employer-plan premiums have gone up, and so have prescription drug costs, by a metric Trump has referenced before.
“Vaccines are made from the human body.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: A vaccine is a product that contains a "killed" or "weakened" version, or parts of of a pathogen, such as a virus, that is used to train the body's immune response to an infection.
“Australia won't let those who refuse a COVID vaccine to travel, go to restaurants, attend school, and other restrictions.”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: Misleading
“Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2018 for the first time in 30 years.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Drug overdose deaths decreased from 2017 to 2018, dropping by about 4.1%, according to the CDC. Experts also note that the 2018 decrease was extremely small, that deaths went up again in 2019.
“Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. died due to COVID-19”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The National Bureau of Investigation will look into the wealth of Sen. Risa Hontiveros, former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino Jr. and resigned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president and CEO Ricardo Morales following allegations of corruption in PhilHealth”
Vera Files rated this: Misleading
“TV host and actress Kris Aquino was rushed to the hospital after testing positive for "COV...," hinting at COVID-19”
Vera Files rated this: Fake
“Convalescent plasma had been “proven to reduce mortality by 35%" in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Trump misrepresents a Mayo Clinic study, which found a relative mortality decrease of 35% for those given high- versus low-concentration plasma. The study did not prove that convalescent plasma is effective for COVID-19.
“Drinking warm water mixed with salt or vinegar will kill the virus causing COVID-19.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“Facebook page offering Ksh60,000 Covid-19 relief”
PesaCheck rated this: False.
“Government of India providing Rupees 1.5 Lakh per COVID-19 patient to every municipality”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: Press Information Bureau (PIB) through a tweet clarified that no such announcement was made by Government of India.
“The pandemic "was awful. Health and economic impacts were tragic. Hardship and heartbreak were everywhere. But presidential leadership came swiftly and effectively, with an extraordinary rescue for health and safety to successfully fight the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pandemic not in rear-view mirror
PolitiFact says: Nationally, the death toll continues to climb. Deaths had passed 170,000 by the time of the convention.
“Claim: This Baba Ramdev hospital picture is not related to his fall off from bicycle”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Claim: Has any Pondicherry university student found cure for Covid 19”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Claim: SPB son denies reports of his father tested negative for covid 19”
Fact Crescendo rated this: False
“Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The policy likely had an effect, but epidemiologists identified additional contributing factors. Also, the policy did not "force" nursing homes to accept COVID-positive patients. Nursing homes interpreted it that way.
“Excess mortality in Europe this year is 33% higher than the United States — evidence that the tragic cost of this virus is higher in other Western nations.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: That’s only possible when cherry-picking numbers or ignoring Europe’s larger population.