Coronavirus Facts

Anti-vax claims center on the laws of attraction

Fact-checks about magnets, false prophets, and air travel featured prominently in the last month of the CoronavirusFacts Alliance database

July 1, 2021

Harrison Mantas

After contracting COVID-19, Trump was dinged by platforms for spreading coronavirus misinformation

Facebook and Twitter have both acted on a post comparing coronavirus and the flu from President Donald Trump — who has tested positive for COVID-19.

October 7, 2020

Airborne or not? What the CDC said about the aerosol transmission of COVID-19

The CDC walked back guidance saying coronavirus could spread through the air. Why?

September 24, 2020

Here’s how the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally’s may have spread the coronavirus

Experts said the Sturgis rally likely spread the coronavirus, but one estimate may be high.

September 17, 2020

No, the CDC did not ‘quietly adjust’ U.S. coronavirus deaths

President Donald Trump retweeted false claims that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decreased the number of U.S. coronavirus deaths.

September 3, 2020

The RNC framed COVID-19 in the rearview mirror. It’s not

To hear chief White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow say it, the pandemic is in the rearview mirror. But trends show it's an ongoing threat.

August 27, 2020

Bill Clinton is mostly accurate on international unemployment comparison

He claimed the U.S. is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It's Mostly True.

August 20, 2020

Trump’s COVID-19 executive order-palooza explained

President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders and memos in response to the coronavirus pandemic. We checked them out.

August 13, 2020

The NBA bubble is keeping the coronavirus contained, but not misinformation

The Toronto Raptors’ Terence Davis and the Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. recently spread misinformation about the coronavirus on social media.

August 6, 2020

Debunked hydroxychloroquine video demonstrates the danger of domestic disinformation

Amid intelligence reports about Russia spreading COVID-19 disinformation, domestic sources surface debunked coronavirus theories to millions.

July 30, 2020

How much did protests contribute to Los Angeles’ COVID-19 surge?

Some claims on social media blame the protests for LA’s surge in COVID-19 infections. But data is sparse.

July 23, 2020

In Context: As Trump criticizes, a look back at Fauci’s early coronavirus statements

President Donald Trump claims Dr. Anthony Fauci has "made a lot of mistakes." PolitiFact looks back on Fauci's comments.

July 16, 2020

‘Unsupported’: a powerful rating to flag COVID-19 conspiracy theories

The burden of proof is actually on those who spread false information. Not on fact-checkers to prove them wrong

July 16, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila

Watch out for COVID-19 hoaxes that suggest technologies misuse your personal data

One of the most important symptoms of COVID-19 is low oxygenation. To measure the amount…

July 9, 2020

Cristina Tardáguila

Trump falsely claims 99% of COVID-19 cases are ‘totally harmless’

Based on identified cases, the CDC shows a cumulative case death rate of 4.5%, and roughly 4% of new cases require hospitalization.

July 9, 2020

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