“Greta Thunberg “going on hunger strike until Trump is removed.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“It [AIDS] was a death certificate. And then, all of a sudden, they came up with some kind of — and now we have — we will be AIDS-free within eight years. We started 10 years. Should have started in the previous administration. They did nothing.”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: Trump's plans for fighting AIDS was built on Obama's plans, though with a more ambitious goal; both presidents spent about the same amount of money each year.
“News outlets are misusing a boy’s image to report the same child died of COVID-19 in three different countries.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Social media posts reference the deaths of three young people from COVID-19 in Europe. But the posts do not show that news outlets misused the same image of one boy to report the deaths of three children.
“Says a meat shortage is “not expected”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“This is Tara Reade” in a photo with Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco “have not had any reported (coronavirus) cases in the news.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“You could fly out of Wuhan where the primary problem was … and you could go to different parts of the world, but you couldn’t go [from Wuhan] to Beijing and you couldn’t go to any place in China.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Flight records show China did block international commercial flights out of Wuhan after Jan. 23, according to Flightradar24, a global flight tracking service.
“Biden has now written a letter of apology" regarding the administration's travel restrictions on China.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: There’s no evidence of such a letter, and Biden’s campaign says it “never happened.”
“Former Rep. Trey Gowdy wrote a viral post claiming the COVID-19 pandemic was planned and it "all seems rather convenient for the nations and opponents of our current President and economy 5 months before an election.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The former Republican congressman did not write a conspiracy-theory post circulating on Facebook that implies, without any proof, that the outbreak was planned to help Democrats in the 2020 election.
“New York Times editor admits Biden sexual assault story was censored at behest of Biden campaign.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The New York Times story examined a new allegation that Joe Biden sexually assaulted a former staff assistant in 1993. Thirteen words were removed, but the same words that were removed are intact two paragraphs earlier.
“Politicians “receive full pay retirement after serving 1 term!”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Retired lawmakers don’t receive full pay as their pension, and in most cases they won’t be vested after serving just one term in office. Federal law caps pensions at 80% of full salary.
“Says Joe Biden has “written a letter of apology” for calling Trump’s travel restrictions from China “xenophobic.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The CARES Act was "introduced over a year ago for a virus that allegedly did not get here until a few months ago," which proves the COVID-19 pandemic was planned.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Posts say the CARES Act was introduced Jan 24, 2019, fueling the falsehood that the COVID-19 pandemic was planned. It was introduced March 25 as a substitute amendment, replacing the language of an older, unrelated bill.
“The (corona)virus just isn’t nearly as deadly as we thought it was.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“I will tell you, more and more, we’re hearing the story [that the new coronavirus emerged from a Wuhan lab].”
Washington Post rated this: Doubtful
Washington Post says: The balance of the scientific evidence strongly supports the conclusion that the new coronavirus emerged from nature. Too many unexpected coincidences would have had to take place for it to have escaped from a lab.
“Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Obama did not sign anything into law called the "medical appliance tax bill." A moratorium was placed on the medical device tax he did sign into law as part of the Affordable Care Act in late 2015.
“Says President Donald Trump is selling coronavirus-themed commemorative coins through the White House Gift Shop.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: This claim lines up with projections made by DHS, and experts say it’s in line with what other models projected as well. But Evers neglects to describe this as an estimate or projection.
“The CDC recommends that only people with COVID-19 symptoms should wear masks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: To guard against the spread of the coronavirus, the CDC recommends nearly everyone wear a face covering when out in public and where social distancing is more difficult. That's a change from its previous advice.
“The existence of a canine coronavirus vaccine casts doubt on statements that there isn’t one for humans.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Social media posts featuring a photo of a vial of canine coronavirus vaccine is legitimate, but the vaccine is for a gastrointestinal issue in dogs and has nothing to do with COVID-19.