“99%" of coronavirus cases "are totally harmless.”
What FactCheck.org found
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that through May 30, 14% of confirmed coronavirus cases led to hospitalizations -- including 2% in intensive care units.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 4 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 July 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-2020-salute-ameri…
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Related checks
- PolitiFact: False“Says 99% of COVID-19 cases “are totally harmless.”