“The coronavirus is “simply the common cold.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
Health
4,075 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“The HPV vaccine protects against cancer.”
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine rated this: True
“Drinking water or keeping your throat wet can stop you catching coronavirus”
BBC Reality Check rated this: There is no evidence for this
“Aaj Tak channel telecasted a program that said drinking alcohol or weed can cure COVID-19”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“Claim: Coronavirus spreading in Tanjore”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Claim: Has UNICEF issued bulletin advisory on coronavirus”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Claim: Tamil epic Silappatikaram has Coronavirus reference”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Donald Trump tweeted, “Corona vaccine from Israel! Stock market up! Economy even stronger now! Besides US, Israel best at inventions: Judaism, olives. Wonderful vaccine, will stop Corona DEAD around world. Can’t make vaccines when being bombed, not have been possible without peace I created in Israel!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Girl died of coronavirus in Delhi”
The Quint rated this: FALSE
“Images of BJP men smearing cow dung on one another after their party leader Suman Haripriya has said that cow dung may help cure Coronavirus”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“Starting in March if you travel outside of the United States you won’t be allowed back in the country “due to high risk of the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Government have announced measures that all workplaces with 10 employees or more are to have paid mandatory leave to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus starting from March 6, 2020.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“The media “pulled down an entire shelf of goods so that they can present the news of people buying stuff in a hysteria over the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“We have many health care plans now, where it's 60%, even 65% less expensive than Obamacare. It's better than Obamacare.”
PolitiFact rated this: Not new, not better
“With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Claim: Yogi Aditynath ordered protection of masks for cows”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE
“Gargling with warm water and salt will prevent COVID-19”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“Insurers "have agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments”
The New York Times rated this: This is exaggerated.
“Pope Francis has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False