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Checked by PolitiFact19 Jun 2020United States
Donald Trump, President of the United States

“CNN aired a video of a toddler running away from another toddler with the headlines “Terrified toddler runs from racist baby” and “Racist baby probably voted for Trump.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

PolitiFact says: Trump tweeted a doctored video that falsely suggested CNN tried to stoke racial tension with its coverage of a viral video of two toddlers. CNN and other media outlets accurately covered the 2019 story.

Social media posts

“President Donald Trump's reelection campaign posted a Craigslist ad that said, "Excited and enthusiastic MINORITY Actors and Actresses needed to hold signs at event in Tulsa.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: Posts cite a Craigslist ad to support the claim that Trump’s campaign is seeking “MINORITY Actors” to hold signs at his June 20 rally in Tulsa, Okla. The campaign says it didn’t post the ad and Craigslist has removed it.

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“With absentee voting, as opposed to mail-in voting, "they have to go through a very strict process. The equivalent of going to a voting machine, or maybe even sometimes better.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Mail-in Same As Absentee

FactCheck.org says: Voting experts told us the verification process is the same for absentee and mail-in ballots, and many states consider them to be the same thing.

Checked by PolitiFact18 Jun 2020United StatesHealth
Chris Jacobs, Congressional candidate

“Says Nate McMurray said that “gun owners are part of the most insecure and dangerous club on earth,” that “the NRA are homegrown terrorists,” and that “abortion opponents are the American Taliban.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: In each case, McMurray tweeted something very close to what Jacobs alleged in the debate. In all cases, McMurray had used slightly different wording than what Jacobs had said.

Checked by FactCheck.org18 Jun 2020United StatesHealth
Donald Trump, President of the United States

“[W]e’ve had some great studies ... some great reports from — coming out of France, coming out of Spain, coming out of other places" about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: Trump cites point to unscientific anecdotal evidence, while a growing body of scientific suggests that HCQ is not effective against COVID-19.