covid-19 and paywalls

Did News Outlets Publish Old Photographs of Crowded Jacksonville, Florida Beaches in April 2020?

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / April 20, 2020

Images of densely populated, newly reopened Florida beaches were followed by claims that they were old or stock images.

Did the President of the United States Tell Governors Seeking Ventilators That Favors Are ‘a Two-Way Street’?

Fact Checks, Politics / By Kim LaCapria / March 27, 2020

Donald Trump did say negotiations with state governors was a “two-way street,” but he didn’t specifically claim to be withholding ventilators from governors he deemed unfriendly to him.

Is Amazon Suspending All Non-Essential Shipments Except for Medical Supplies and and ‘High-Demand’ Products?

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / March 17, 2020

Amazon is only planning to suspend its receipt of shipments from third-party merchants, but that part of a viral story was hidden behind a paywall.