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- Why Did It Take So Long to Accept the Facts About Covid? https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/opinion/coronavirus-airborne-transmission.html 2 comments
- Twitter fact-checks Chinese official's claims that coronavirus originated in U.S. https://www.axios.com/twitter-fact-checks-chinese-official-27762aac-153b-4b77-ad63-75826fe04eb3.html 10 comments worldnews
- Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' claims that coronavirus cases have stabilized in his state https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/politics/florida-governor-desantis-coronavirus-stabilized-hospitalization-rate-fact-check/index.html 28 comments politics
- 'Liar': Trump fact-checked for dangerous coronavirus claims https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/-liar-trump-fact-checked-for-dangerous-coronavirus-claims-81908293524 93 comments politics
- Snopes forced to scale back fact-checking in face of overwhelming COVID-19 misinformation https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/24/21192206/snopes-coronavirus-covid-19-misinformation-fact-checking-staff 554 comments technology
- CNN Criticized For Comparing Bernie Sanders' Campaign to Coronavirus, Not Fact-Checking 'Communist' Accusation Made By Guest https://www.newsweek.com/cnn-criticized-comparing-bernie-sanders-campaign-coronavirus-not-fact-checking-communist-1489872 1189 comments politics
- Fact-checking Trump’s distortions and outright lies about the 2020 election and COVID-19 vaccine https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/2020-election/ct-fact-check-trump-election-20201114-ty3d4ki3czegdfp6nkunjclgoq-story.html#nt=pf-triple%20chain~politics-top-stories~feed-driven%20flex%20feature~automated~story-1~ty3d4ki3czegdfp6nkunjclgoq~1~1~1~8~art%20yes 4 comments politics
- Trump Gets A Fact-Check After Blaming Coronavirus On ‘Somebody A Long Time Ago’: The president’s critics say he could’ve been referring to himself. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-coronavirus-somebody_n_5ea79df9c5b6a30004e75945 17 comments politics
- Fact check: Did Norway reclassify COVID as flu? https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-norway-reclassify-covid-flu-dangerous-niph-fhi-geir-bukholm-1633926 7 comments europe
- Norway prime minister fined £1,715 for breaking coronavirus rules with birthday party.The police have said that would not have issued a fine in most such cases, but given the fact that prime minister has been at the forefront of the government's work to impose restrictions, they are simply following https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/erna-solberg-pm-covid-fine-b1829013.html?amp 1981 comments worldnews
- Opinion | Rep. Watson Coleman: I’m 75. I had cancer. I got covid-19 because my GOP colleagues dismiss facts. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/12/bonnie-watson-coleman-covid-republicans-masks/ 30 comments politics
- Fact check: Coronavirus relief package does not include congressional pay raise https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/12/24/fact-check-no-congressional-pay-raise-covid-relief-package/4041477001/ 11 comments politics
- Fact check: Anti-maskers in Indonesia were required to dig graves for COVID-19 victims https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/21/fact-check-anti-maskers-indonesia-punished-gravedigging/5846435002/ 3 comments worldnews
- Fact Check: Did the Nashville mayor’s office hide coronavirus stats? No. Not at all. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/09/18/fact-check-nashville-mayor-cooper-coronavirus-stats/3491786001/ 3 comments politics
- Fact check: Trump lies that he didn't lie about the coronavirus https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/10/politics/trump-woodward-lies-about-lying-coronavirus-fact-check/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2020-09-11t12%3A00%3A12&utm_source=fbcnn&fbclid=iwar2ebeyvna5snywjklsnu-e-pdxqmep71d_6gjyn8emm-wtnafz1eatv9wg&fbclid=iwar3ogipnmpn5vefdtnlt8wonsvpdlfbts281vzbe1fvzmm1qmsdy3trglvy 3 comments politics
- Fact check: Biden way overstates the number of military deaths and cases from Covid https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/politics/joe-biden-us-troop-covid-deaths-fact-check/index.html 58 comments moderatepolitics
- Fact Check: Trump muddies facts on mail ballots, Harris, coronavirus https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/08/17/breaking-news/fact-check-trump-muddies-facts-on-mail-ballots-harris-coronavirus/ 3 comments politics
- Pence Tells Governors To Share Misleading Facts About Coronavirus Infections: Reports https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pence-governors-coronavirus-call_n_5ee83b5cc5b6b735a6483671 216 comments politics
- Fact check: Breaking down Trump's 654 false claims during the coronavirus pandemic https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/29/politics/fact-check-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-dishonesty/index.html 7 comments politics
- Fact check: The coronavirus pandemic isn’t slowing climate change | Our ruling: True - While it is unclear how large carbon emission reductions will be for 2020, it is certain that the overall amount of carbon in the atmosphere will increase this year. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/11/fact-check-coronavirus-pandemic-isnt-slowing-climate-change/3090790001/?amp%3B_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_ULTswzmVNToDAGrFdH1v0vj3DkDNQheJisMeH2vqgfboOhzH8lZtQxTR12-DirJP3vp-lzOFl4mZa__eHZGeg1Lla6w&%3B_hsmi=87782018&%3Butm_content=87782018&%3Butm_medium=email&%3Butm_source=hs_email 5 comments climate
- Fact check: President Trump's false claims from Tuesday's coronavirus briefing https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/politics/trump-fact-check-april-21/ 11 comments politics
- Fact check: Texas congressman touts product, says it kills coronavirus for 2 weeks https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/fact-check-texas-congressman-touts-product-that-15209376.php 38 comments politics
- Germany’s coronavirus response: Separating fact from fiction. Germany’s low COVID-19 mortality rate has been marveled at by the foreign press. As with any news story constantly in flux, many things get lost in translation. https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-coronavirus-response-separating-fact-from-fiction/a-53053822 3 comments worldnews
- Fact check: Trump falsely claims he 'inherited' the faulty coronavirus test. It was developed this year https://us.cnn.com/2020/04/07/politics/fact-check-trump-inherited-broken-obsolete-coronavirus-tests/index.html 236 comments politics
- FACT CHECK: Trump pitches drug not approved for coronavirus https://apnews.com/86f6ba7dd16bce476ebb634bd47f5ed0 17 comments politics
- Fact check: Trump falsely claims he inherited 'broken' COVID-19 tests https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-04-03-coronavirus-news-n1175641/ncrd1176471#liveblogheader 168 comments politics
- Trump and the coronavirus: Fact checking the president's rewriting of history https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/trump-and-the-coronavirus-fact-checking-the-president-s-rewriting-of-history-1.8730909 3 comments politics
- Centre Seeks SC Direction That No Media Should Publish COVID-19 News Without First Ascertaining Facts With Govt https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/centre-seeks-sc-direction-that-no-media-should-publish-covid-19-news-without-first-ascertaining-facts-with-govt-154601 9 comments india
- Fact check: Trump utters series of false and misleading claims at coronavirus briefing https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/26/politics/fact-check-trump-coronavirus-briefing/index.html 3 comments politics
- Trump's claim to have been "cured" of COVID-19 is "bombastic" and not based in fact, experts say https://www.salon.com/2020/10/08/trumps-claim-to-have-been-cured-of-covid-19-is-bombastic-and-not-based-in-fact-experts-say/ 22 comments politics
- First presidential debate — fact checking Trump and Biden on the economy, COVID and more https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-presidential-debate-fact-check-trump-biden-2020-09-29/ 9 comments politics
- Child sex exploitation is on the rise in Canada during the pandemic - Reports of online sexual exploitation of Canadian children have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic as abusers take advantage of the fact that kids are spending more time online. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pandemic-child-sexual-abuse-1.5645315 73 comments worldnews
- Fact check: Trump not even remotely true on coronavirus death toll, testing https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-fact-check-president-trump-coronavirus-20200509-q23dfqwzdfharj4mymoampnetm-story.html 37 comments politics
- Cuomo Nails Trump on Coronavirus Preparation: ‘They’re Your Projections’ | It’s almost impossible to win a fight with Trump, but it seems that Cuomo might be doing it here. Trump can't respond with facts, since those are plainly on Cuomo’s side. https://www.thedailybeast.com/cuomo-nails-trump-on-coronavirus-preparation-theyre-your-projections 489 comments politics
- De Blasio: Trump is 'not looking at the facts' of coronavirus crisis https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2020/03/27/de-blasio-trump-is-not-looking-at-the-facts-of-coronavirus-crisis-1269348 20 comments politics
- Harsh fact: Doctor alleges China destroyed COVID-19 evidence in Wuhan market https://sites.google.com/view/harsh-fact-doctor-alleges-chin/home 10 comments worldnews
- [O’Connor] Even if coronavirus wasn't a thing, it's still flu/cold season—I'd expect a 9-year-old to do something like that to bug their parents, not a working professional. The fact players were told how contagious and dangerous coronavirus is made this straight ignorant and irresponsible https://twitter.com/kevinoconnornba/status/1237904241899044867?s=21 7 comments nba
- Lauren Boebert stated there hadn't been a single COVID-19 death in Texas since mask restrictions ended in March. Data shows thousands had, in fact, died. https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-falsely-texas-no-covid-19-deaths-two-months-2021-5 182 comments worldnews
- Lauren Boebert stated there hadn't been a single COVID-19 death in Texas since mask restrictions ended in March. Data shows thousands had, in fact, died. https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-falsely-texas-no-covid-19-deaths-two-months-2021-5 4 comments politics
- [Wojnarowski] NBA’s discussing a number of possibilities -- including eliminating fans from games or, more drastically, suspending game operations for a period of time. Decisions on those options remain complicated by fact there’s been such a limited amount of public testing for coronavirus. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1237615860367450112?s=21 278 comments nba