The United States has not done more COVID-19 testing than “every country combined,” as President Donald Trump claimed in remarks during a recent press briefing.
Trump’s COVID-19 Testing Claim Is Way Off
A Misleading Ad in Heated Kansas GOP Senate Primary
In the Kansas Republican Senate primary, a super PAC supporting Rep. Roger Marshall inaccurately describes Club for Growth as an “anti-Trump organization” in a TV ad attacking Marshall’s rival, Kris Kobach.
Trump Misquotes Fauci on Coronavirus Threat
Defending his early response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that in late February, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was saying, “This is no problem. This is going to blow over.”
Ditch Fund
A Democratic PAC dedicated to defeating Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Pelosi Hasn’t Promised to Resign if Trump is Reelected
Numerous websites are spreading a false story claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “promises to resign” if President Donald Trump is reelected. The story originated on a website that calls its content satire, but has since been shared as if it were true.
No Evidence That Flu Shot Increases Risk of COVID-19
A claim being pushed on social media and by an organization skeptical of vaccines is using a military study to falsely suggest that the flu vaccine increases someone’s risk of contracting COVID-19.
Q&A on COVID-19 Antibody Tests
We’ll run through how the tests work and why it’s so hard to interpret what the results might mean.
The White House Spins Trump’s Disinfectant Remarks
President Donald Trump says he was being “sarcastic” when he mused about the possibility of injecting disinfectant into the body to kill COVID-19. You be the judge.
VoteVets.org
A political group that supports veterans and promotes liberal causes.
One Photo, Two Stories — But No Deceit by News Websites
A viral post compares side-by-side screenshots from two news websites to falsely claim that using the same image of people at the beach during the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of media deception. The location of the scene in Jacksonville, Florida, is identified accurately in each news report.