Fact check: Rand Paul falsely claims COVID-19 vaccine doesn’t work against variants
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) also claimed that ‘Big Pharma’ is holding back newer vaccines against variants.
By Oliver Willis - December 01, 2021Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) also claimed that ‘Big Pharma’ is holding back newer vaccines against variants.
By Oliver Willis - December 01, 2021Myths persist on social media, months into the pandemic.
By Associated Press - December 21, 2020Republican Rep.-elect Nancy Mace is complaining about limited doses, but Trump’s White House just turned down 100 million.
By Donna Provencher - December 21, 2020Abby Johnson also promoted an appearance by Mike Pence at a ‘Life is Winning’ event.
By Donna Provencher - December 17, 2020GOP politicians claim top infectious diseases specialist Anthony Fauci said schools should have stayed open during the pandemic. He never said that.
By Donna Provencher - December 01, 2020Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene is upset that grocery stores with COVID-19 outbreaks had to close.
By Donna Provencher - November 25, 2020It’s not true, but that’s not stopping him from spinning lies about COVID precautions.
By Donna Provencher - November 24, 2020‘We have never taken any money from the U.S. government, or from anyone,’ Pfizer made clear.
By Donna Provencher - November 09, 2020Trump has claimed bizarrely that doctors get kickbacks from COVID deaths. It’s a lie.
By Donna Provencher - November 03, 2020Does Trump think his supporters will believe anything he tells them?
By Tana Ganeva - October 29, 2020Donald Trump claimed: ‘We have a cure.’ We don’t have a cure.
By Associated Press - October 12, 2020Prominent conservatives are still saying that COVID-19 is no big deal.
By Donna Provencher - October 06, 2020As Trump prepares to leave Walter Reed, experts weigh in on the administration’s contempt for basic safety measures.
By Donna Provencher - October 05, 2020Stephen Hahn’s comments on the use of plasma against the coronavirus drew condemnation from scientists and some former FDA officials.
By Associated Press - August 25, 2020A new campaign ad launched by Michigan GOP Senate candidate John James is riddled with misinformation.
By Dan Desai Martin - August 12, 2020Tens of thousands of Americans have died from COVID-19.
By Oliver Willis - July 27, 2020Experts say widespread mask use could significantly curb the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Josh Israel - July 27, 2020The Trump administration wants people to think only a small sliver of U.S. counties is at greater risk — but that’s wrong.
By Associated Press - July 03, 2020Mike Pence tried to spin the grim news as the coronavirus spreads in states that reopened too soon, against the advice of public health experts.
By Emily Singer - June 26, 2020Donald Trump is claiming victory as the pandemic continues to spread.
By Josh Israel - June 25, 2020The Trump campaign plans to disregard health experts’ warnings and hold a large indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this weekend.
By Associated Press - June 18, 2020The Utah Republican scolded Trump’s testing czar during a Senate hearing.
By Josh Israel - May 12, 2020In addition, on a more telling measure — the proportion of a country’s population that gets tested — the U.S. was not only late getting started but is still way behind.
By Associated Press - May 05, 2020Trump also made false claims about workers at meat plants recovering from the virus ‘quickly.’
By Associated Press - May 04, 2020Marsha Blackburn is following the GOP’s playbook in blaming China for the coronavirus.
By Josh Israel - April 30, 2020The memo also repeatedly urges senators to attack China and provides advice for defending against accusations that their comments are racist.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 27, 2020Following his clashes with scientific experts, the White House is now taking steps to shift Trump’s public focus to efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic.
By Associated Press - April 27, 2020Trump floated the idea of treating COVID-19 by injecting people with disinfectant, which is dangerous and should absolutely not be attempted.
By Emily Singer - April 24, 2020‘In VA facilities all over the country, they are doing a really incredible job trying to respond to the crisis in a situation where they have been deliberately crippled by the Trump administration,’ said veterans health policy analyst Suzanne Gordon.
By Associated Press - April 23, 2020Trump is once again back to blaming others, including governors and China, for ongoing problems with the coronavirus response.
By Associated Press - April 20, 2020