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Will Red or Blue Masks Be Required By ‘National Mask Code’? A flyer went viral claiming unvaccinated people must wear red masks and face a range...

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Did a Bill Pass That Lets US Kids Get Vaccinated Without Parental Consent? Some have advocated for young people to be able to get vaccinated without their parents'...

Mostly False

Is Florida Giving COVID-19 Vaccines to Canadians to Increase Tourism? Canadian visitors who are not seniors will have to wait like everyone else.

Mixture

Did Joni Ernst Get Early COVID-19 Vax After Calling Virus Hoax, Opposing Masks? A widely coshared meme accused the Republican senator from Iowa of rank hypocrisy.

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Does Pfizer ‘Page 132’ Warn Against Unprotected Sex After COVID-19 Vaccine? A "copypasta" meme stoked more fears about the COVID-19 vaccine on social media.

False

Did Antarctica Report Its First COVID-19 Cases in December 2020? The southern continent fended off the novel coronavirus for nearly a year.

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Did Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Imply COVID-19 Vaccine Turns People Into Crocodiles? He also said he would not get vaccinated while launching a mass inoculation program in...

Correct Attribution

Did Pelosi Stage Photo of Herself Getting COVID-19 Vaccine? Members of Congress were among the first people in the U.S. to receive the vaccine...

False

Were CA Wineries Ordered to Close Indoor Operations While Newsom’s Remained Open? Businesses scaled back operations in the summer of 2020 as COVID-19 cases spread in counties...

Mostly True

Is Jill Biden a Doctor? It is not uncommon for those with doctoral degrees to use the title, “Dr.”

Mixture

Did 4 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Patients Develop Bell’s Palsy? The FDA wrote: "The observed frequency of reported Bell’s palsy in the vaccine group is...

Mostly True

Did Biden Say He Would Take the COVID-19 Vaccine in Public on TV? Biden and three former presidents indicated they would get publicly vaccinated against the coronavirus disease...

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