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Checked by PolitiFact23 Apr 2020United StatesHealth
Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator, R-Fla.

“Face masks being manufactured in China, for example, went to domestic consumption and their own fight against the virus” while the U.S. was “largely unable to import supplies from China.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: China did have a greater need for its domestically manufactured masks in February as the virus ravaged the country, but Rubio greatly overstates the situation. Imports dropped, but they did continue.

Checked by PolitiFact23 Apr 2020United StatesHealth
Lovely Warren, Mayor of Rochester, N.Y.

“Racial comparisons on coronavirus statistics in Monroe County, N.Y., show that the impact on minorities is “basically on par, a little bit up, from the population numbers,” meaning that “we don’t see that disparity as much here.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: She's right for deaths, but African Americans has a disproportionate share of ICU and non-ICU hospitalizations in Monroe County, and Hispanics had a disproportionate share of non-ICU hospitalizations.

Checked by PolitiFact23 Apr 2020United StatesHealth
Joe Biden, former Vice President

“Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.”

PolitiFact rated this: True

PolitiFact says: OSHA did not release any COVID-19 enforcement instructions for its inspectors until April 13, however it told inspectors to focus on its existing general safety standards, not recommendations geared toward the outbreak.

Checked by FactCheck.org23 Apr 2020United StatesHealth
Social media posts

“Viral post shows same picture with different headlines on COVID-19 stories, asking, "That's weird the exact same people who visited the beach in Florida are now at the beaches in California?”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.org says: Posts compare screenshots from two news sites to falsely claim that using the same image of people at the beach during the COVID-19 pandemic shows media deception. Both reports correctly identify the picture’s location.

Checked by FactCheck.org22 Apr 2020United StatesHealth
Social media posts

“A picture of a journalist in Lebanon reporting on the novel coronavirus is circulating with this claim: "Reporter in full bio gear... think the media hypes this thing a little?”

FactCheck.org rated this: Out of Context

FactCheck.org says: A picture of a reporter in protective gear has fueled claims in the U.S. that the media "hypes" the COVID-19 pandemic. The photo actually shows a team in Lebanon reporting on a local factory that makes protective suits.