Latest True Fact-checks in Coronavirus Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.” Kathy Hochul stated on February 27, 2022 in a news conference: “We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.” Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.” Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Southwest Airlines announce they will no longer terminate employees over the mandate." Kathryn Moffett Bradford stated on September 1, 2021 in comments at a WVU faculty meeting: “If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.” Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in in a photo in a reddit thread: A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida. Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.” Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution." Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction. Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t." Marco Rubio stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.” Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.” Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. Pat Toomey stated on December 27, 2020 in an interview: “In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing down businesses again.” Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases." JB Pritzker stated on November 17, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Republican elected officials, a network of propaganda publications in the state and some radio shock jocks” were spreading “a lie” about his daughter breaking COVID-19 restrictions. Mandy Cohen stated on December 1, 2020 in a press conference: Says COVID-19 has killed more North Carolinians in a year than the flu has in 10 years. Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic." Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.” Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.” Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” Caleb Rowden stated on September 4, 2020 in a post on Medium: “Over three months after receiving CARES Act relief funds from the state, the county has still not made those dollars available to help struggling Mid-Missourians.” Cory Booker stated on July 30, 2020 in an interview: Says the U.S. Senate is “dominated by millionaires” and that he is “not one of them.” M.J. Hegar stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: Says 1 in 5 Texans did not have health insurance coverage before the pandemic, and now “nearly 1 in 3 Texans under the age of 65 don’t have access to health care insurance.” Public Citizen stated on June 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Taxpayers spent $70,000,000 to develop this drug ( remdesivir)." Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.” Dan Forest stated on June 22, 2020 in a tweet: "North Carolina is one of four states" that hasn't opened gyms. Priorities USA Action stated on June 22, 2020 in a digital ad: Says President Trump said coronavirus testing makes the U.S. look bad, "so I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down.’" Monica Wallace stated on June 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: Significantly more people died of Covid-19 in two months than died of overdoses all of last year or the year before.
Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.” Kathy Hochul stated on February 27, 2022 in a news conference: “We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.” Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020." Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.” Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Southwest Airlines announce they will no longer terminate employees over the mandate." Kathryn Moffett Bradford stated on September 1, 2021 in comments at a WVU faculty meeting: “If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.” Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in in a photo in a reddit thread: A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida. Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.” Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution." Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction. Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t." Marco Rubio stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.” Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.” Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. Pat Toomey stated on December 27, 2020 in an interview: “In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing down businesses again.” Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases." JB Pritzker stated on November 17, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Republican elected officials, a network of propaganda publications in the state and some radio shock jocks” were spreading “a lie” about his daughter breaking COVID-19 restrictions. Mandy Cohen stated on December 1, 2020 in a press conference: Says COVID-19 has killed more North Carolinians in a year than the flu has in 10 years. Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic." Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.” Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.” Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” Caleb Rowden stated on September 4, 2020 in a post on Medium: “Over three months after receiving CARES Act relief funds from the state, the county has still not made those dollars available to help struggling Mid-Missourians.” Cory Booker stated on July 30, 2020 in an interview: Says the U.S. Senate is “dominated by millionaires” and that he is “not one of them.” M.J. Hegar stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: Says 1 in 5 Texans did not have health insurance coverage before the pandemic, and now “nearly 1 in 3 Texans under the age of 65 don’t have access to health care insurance.” Public Citizen stated on June 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Taxpayers spent $70,000,000 to develop this drug ( remdesivir)." Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.” Dan Forest stated on June 22, 2020 in a tweet: "North Carolina is one of four states" that hasn't opened gyms. Priorities USA Action stated on June 22, 2020 in a digital ad: Says President Trump said coronavirus testing makes the U.S. look bad, "so I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down.’" Monica Wallace stated on June 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: Significantly more people died of Covid-19 in two months than died of overdoses all of last year or the year before.
Kevin Brady stated on December 8, 2022 in a statement: Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”
Kathy Hochul stated on February 27, 2022 in a news conference: “We are No. 1 among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are No. 2 in all large states for having fully vaccinated five- to 11- year-olds.”
Roger Williams stated on December 2, 2021 in an email: "The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded so far in 2021 has surpassed the total for 2020."
Jen Psaki stated on January 10, 2022 in a White House press briefing: “You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.”
Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Southwest Airlines announce they will no longer terminate employees over the mandate."
Kathryn Moffett Bradford stated on September 1, 2021 in comments at a WVU faculty meeting: “If you look at the hospitalizations at Ruby Memorial in West Virginia, and around the country, 90% to 95% of those hospitalized are unvaccinated.”
Viral image stated on August 18, 2021 in in a photo in a reddit thread: A photo shows two COVID-19 patients lying on the floor awaiting treatment in Florida.
Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.”
Zach Wahls stated on April 8, 2021 in a weekly newsletter: “The federal American Rescue Plan will purchase more food from farmers for distribution."
Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction.
Gordon Hintz stated on February 5, 2021 in TV interview: “We know mask mandates work. There’s enough evidence out there between counties that have done it and counties that haven’t."
Marco Rubio stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says Joe Biden “has issued more executive fiats than anyone in such a short period of time, ever, more than Obama, more than Trump, more than anyone.”
Pat Toomey stated on January 19, 2021 in a hearing: “There will be several thousand dollars in payments going to families with six-figure incomes who’ve had no income interruption whatsoever.”
Kirk Cox stated on January 13, 2021 in a speech.: Virginia ranks “in the bottom third of states” in administering the COVID-19 vaccine.
Pat Toomey stated on December 27, 2020 in an interview: “In my state, as in many other states, we have governors who are closing down businesses again.”
Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."
JB Pritzker stated on November 17, 2020 in remarks at a news conference: “Republican elected officials, a network of propaganda publications in the state and some radio shock jocks” were spreading “a lie” about his daughter breaking COVID-19 restrictions.
Mandy Cohen stated on December 1, 2020 in a press conference: Says COVID-19 has killed more North Carolinians in a year than the flu has in 10 years.
Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Says Dan Forest has “missed almost half of the Board of Education meetings during the pandemic."
Roy Cooper stated on October 14, 2020 in a debate: Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.”
Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.”
Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.”
Caleb Rowden stated on September 4, 2020 in a post on Medium: “Over three months after receiving CARES Act relief funds from the state, the county has still not made those dollars available to help struggling Mid-Missourians.”
Cory Booker stated on July 30, 2020 in an interview: Says the U.S. Senate is “dominated by millionaires” and that he is “not one of them.”
M.J. Hegar stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech: Says 1 in 5 Texans did not have health insurance coverage before the pandemic, and now “nearly 1 in 3 Texans under the age of 65 don’t have access to health care insurance.”
Public Citizen stated on June 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Taxpayers spent $70,000,000 to develop this drug ( remdesivir)."
Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
Dan Forest stated on June 22, 2020 in a tweet: "North Carolina is one of four states" that hasn't opened gyms.
Priorities USA Action stated on June 22, 2020 in a digital ad: Says President Trump said coronavirus testing makes the U.S. look bad, "so I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down.’"
Monica Wallace stated on June 8, 2020 in a newspaper interview: Significantly more people died of Covid-19 in two months than died of overdoses all of last year or the year before.