Did Fauci Compare Research About COVID-19 to That of Chickenpox?
The comparison happened on Facebook and went viral in summer 2020.
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Did Dave Ramsey Warn About a ‘Cashless Society’?
A common tactic of purveyors of misinformation is to attach a well-known person to an opinion piece in an attempt to give those opinions credence.
Did Goebbels Say Intellectuals ‘Would Always Yield to the Stronger’?
"Arguments must be crude, clear, and forcible, and appeal to emotions and instincts, not the intellect," the Nazi propagandist supposedly proclaimed.
Did the 1981 ‘Farmer’s Almanac’ Predict COVID-19?
An old "prediction" got a new origin story.
Did Bill Gates Tell George Magazine That an ‘Over-Populated Planet’ Would Fall to a ‘Lung-Attacking Virus’?
Bill Gates was featured in a 1997 issue of George magazine, but so were other people.
Did Former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy Suggest COVID-19 Was a Conspiracy Against Trump?
Gowdy: "We have enough going on in our country right now without propagating misinformation."
Did Bill O’Reilly Write an Essay Calling COVID-19 a Chinese Bioweapon?
A conspiracy-tinged essay attributed to the former Fox News host went viral on social media.
Was This Pandemic Poem Written by Kathleen O’Mara in 1919?
A global pandemic did indeed inspire this poem. But that's as far as it goes.
Did Musician Tommy Lee Write This Open Letter to Donald Trump?
The Mötley Crüe musician shared a letter on his Facebook page ... but we have questions.
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.
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.
Did Trump Suggest Stopping Public Officials’ Pay During Pandemic?
It appears something got lost in translation here.
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Is Moderna Tied to Fauci, Gates, Soros, and Epstein?
A spoof omnibus conspiracy theory linked a company developing a potential COVID-19 vaccine to several prominent figures.
Did Obituary Blame Trump for Man’s COVID-19 Death?
An emotional obituary for David W. Nagy condemned all who have failed to heed the advice of medical professionals during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Who Are ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’ and Dr. Stella Immanuel?
Thousands of readers inquired about people featured in a viral video pulled by social media companies for pushing COVID-19 misinformation in July 2020.
Does a New Facebook Algorithm Only Show You 26 Friends?
Facebook hasn't limited your feed to only a certain number of people, and sharing a post saying otherwise won't make any difference.
Was Tom Hanks Arrested in Australia and Fitted with an Ankle Bracelet?
The actor is one of several celebrities who have become the target of bizarre conspiracy theories about "elite pedophile sex trafficking rings."