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Did the Trump Administration Send 18 Tons of PPE to China in Early 2020?
Critics have questioned the wisdom of exporting to China medical supplies that would soon be vitally needed in the U.S.
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Did Trump Administration Fire the US Pandemic Response Team?
As a new coronavirus spread in 2020, so did concerns about the United States' preparedness for a potential pandemic.
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Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
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Did Nostradamus Predict the COVID-19 Pandemic?
If only people recognized "predictions" before the calamitous events they supposedly anticipate.
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Is Hobby Lobby Refusing To Close Stores Because of a Message from God?
Hobby Lobby reportedly sent a letter to employees explaining its stores were staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic because, in part, CEO David Green's wife had received reassurances from God.
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Did Johns Hopkins Publish This ‘Excellent Summary’ of COVID-19 Advice?
If you're looking for reliable COVID-19 information from Johns Hopkins University, please check the university's website.
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Is This a C. S. Lewis Quote from 1942?
A "quote" shared widely during the COVID-19 pandemic may have felt timely, but that is probably because it was written in 2020.
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Is White House Invoking the Stafford Act to Impose a Quarantine and Mobilize the National Guard?
Announcements of a "national lockdown" or "mandatory quarantine" would not be made via viral text messages.
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Has Dr. Zelenko Successfully Treated 669 Coronavirus Patients?
A blog post asserting that people responded well to an experimental COVID-19 treatment is in no way an evidence-based contribution to science.
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Did President Trump Refer to the Coronavirus as a ‘Hoax’?
Trump's commentary on the new coronavirus came before the virus began killing patients in the U.S.
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Was Charles Lieber Arrested for Connections to Coronavirus, Wuhan Lab?
The arrest of a Harvard professor fueled conspiracy theories about the new coronavirus outbreak in 2020.
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Can Cats Really Get or Pass on COVID-19?
There is no need to quarantine your feline friends.
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Did the House Give Itself a $25M Raise in Coronavirus Aid Bill?
Rumors claimed that U.S. representatives were using coronavirus aid legislation to give themselves a pay raise.
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Did Self-Described Psychic Sylvia Browne Predict the Coronavirus?
Lobbing vague claims about likely events does not a prediction make.
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Did Trump Golf, Hold Rallies After Learning About COVID-19 Threat?
After Sen. Mitch McConnell suggested the government's response to the initial coronavirus outbreak was in part distracted by the president's impeachment, rebuttal memes started flying.
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Will Lemons and Hot Water Cure or Prevent COVID-19?
As cures go, these ones are lemons.
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Were Ventilators Found ‘Stashed’ in a Warehouse in New York?
Social media posts painted a misleading picture about the plan for distributing ventilators amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Will an Asteroid Hit Earth in April 2020?
Clickbait headlines continue to stoke fears about "doomsday asteroids."
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Did Experts and Officials Warn in 2018 US Couldn’t Respond Effectively to a Pandemic?
Such individuals have made repeated warnings about U.S. readiness in the event of a pandemic.
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Does This List Show ‘The News System is Rigged’?
Adding multiple false entries to an old list doesn't make it any more credible.
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Do 38 Million People Live in Seoul, South Korea?
Seoul is home to more people than any U.S. city, but not nearly as many as President Trump claimed during a press briefing.
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Does COVID Stand for ‘Chinese-Originated Viral Infectious Disease’?
There are different processes and purposes for naming diseases.
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Was Coronavirus Predicted in a 1981 Dean Koontz Novel?
A speculative anticipation of a possibility is very different than a 'prediction.'
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Did Coronavirus Vaccine Story Run Same Day as Reports of Kobe’s Death?
News of the NBA legend's death overshadowed the emerging COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. in late January 2020.
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Is this a Photograph of Worthless Money in the Gutters of Venezuela?
The disastrous economic situation in Venezuela can't be summed up in a single image.
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Did Donald Trump Say Republicans Are the “Dumbest Group of Voters”?
Trump supposedly proclaimed that Republicans are the "dumbest group of voters" in a 1998 'People' magazine interview.
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Is This Timeline of Trump’s Coronavirus Responses Accurate?
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that he felt COVID-19 was a pandemic "long before it was called a pandemic," but his previous recorded statements paint a different picture.
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Is This Train Car Carrying ‘COVID-19’?
It's puzzling why more conspirators aren't caught when they operate so brazenly.
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Did Bill Gates Admit Vaccinations Are Designed So Governments Can Depopulate the World?
The computer magnate believes that vaccines can be used to reduce childhood mortality and ultimately reduce population growth through associated social changes, not as an agent of death.
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Was Obama Responsible for N95 Masks Shortage?
As the COVID-19 pandemic ratcheted up in the United States, so did partisan finger-pointing.
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Will Gargling with Salt Water or Vinegar ‘Eliminate’ the COVID-19 Coronavirus?
What works for colds is unlikely to help an already-infected person stave off the COVID-19 coronavirus disease.
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Was COVID-19 Created to Distract Us from a Doomsday Asteroid?
Please stop.
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Did Russia Release 500 Lions To Enforce COVID-19 Lockdown?
No, but we don't doubt the effectiveness of such a strategy.
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List of Grocery Stores with Special Hours for Seniors, the At-Risk, and Pregnant Women
We've compiled a list of major grocery chains offering dedicated hours set aside for members of vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Do Photos Show Las Vegas Homeless Sleeping in ‘Social Distanced’ Parking Lot?
"Las Vegas is now packing people into concrete grids out of sight," one critic proclaimed.
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Did a 5G Cellular Network Test Cause Hundreds of Birds to Die?
The theory that a 5G network test caused the unexplained death of birds in The Hague relies on such a test's actually having taken place.
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Is This 450-Pound Dog Real?
And who is walking whom in this relationship?
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Should COVID-19 Patients Avoid Taking Ibuprofen?
French medical advice warned that "adverse effects" of drugs such as ibuprofen had been reported in coronavirus patients.
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Was a Rare Malabar Civet Spotted During COVID-19 Lockdown?
Shelter-in-place orders amid the coronavirus pandemic may have given wildlife — and our imaginations — a little extra room to roam.
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Did Kim Jong Un Order North Korea’s First Coronavirus Patient To Be Executed?
Rumors from North Korea are notoriously difficult to fact check.
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Andrea Wilson, Facebook Friend Request Hacker Warning
Accepting a Facebook friend request from a stranger will not provide hackers with access to your computer and online accounts.
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Did Obama Declare Swine Flu an Emergency Only After ‘Millions’ Were Infected?
Not all "fact checks" are created equal.
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The Origins and Scientific Failings of the COVID-19 ‘Bioweapon’ Conspiracy Theory
The coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 has deadly adaptations that make it perfect for infecting humans. But this is a testament to natural selection, not bioengineering.
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Did US ‘Refuse’ COVID-19 Testing Kits from the World Health Organization?
Criticism over the failure to conduct immediate, widespread coronavirus testing in the U.S. focused on the availability of test kits from the WHO.
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Did the Kennedy Center Donate Stimulus Money to the DNC?
A viral meme suggested the performing arts center "laundered" money for the DNC instead of paying Center employees.
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Did Trump Say Governors Had To Treat Him Well To Get COVID-19 Supplies?
A statement by the president was misleadingly represented in a quote meme.
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Is a Hillary Clinton ‘Snuff Film’ Circulating on the Dark Web?
Conspiracy theory web sites reported that Clinton could be seen mutilating a child during a Satanic ritual in an online video code-named "Frazzledrip."
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Did Cities Close Schools, Businesses During the 1918 Pandemic?
The year 2020 was not the first time public places were ordered closed to prevent the spread of a disease.
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Did Former Wells Fargo CEO Say ‘Some May Even Die’?
Richard Kovacevich didn't deny he said this about employees returning to work amid the coronavirus pandemic; however, he did point out some context was omitted.
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Did a Chinese Intelligence Officer Reveal the ‘Truth About the Coronavirus Outbreak’?
A piece of horror fiction was a little too believable for some readers.
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Did the Trump Administration Send 18 Tons of PPE to China in Early 2020?
Critics have questioned the wisdom of exporting to China medical supplies that would soon be vitally needed in the U.S.
Did Trump Administration Fire the US Pandemic Response Team?
As a new coronavirus spread in 2020, so did concerns about the United States' preparedness for a potential pandemic.
Will Dangerous Cosmic Rays Pass Close to Earth ‘Tonight’?
This claim has been around for years and makes no scientific sense whatsoever.
Did Nostradamus Predict the COVID-19 Pandemic?
If only people recognized "predictions" before the calamitous events they supposedly anticipate.
Is Hobby Lobby Refusing To Close Stores Because of a Message from God?
Hobby Lobby reportedly sent a letter to employees explaining its stores were staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic because, in part, CEO David Green's wife had received reassurances from God.