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Checked by PolitiFact21 Apr 2020United States
Donald Trump, President of the United States

“Swabs and reagents are "so easy to get.”

PolitiFact rated this: Not the full story

PolitiFact says: Government agencies continue to approve and incorporate testing alternatives in an attempt to fix the shortage of testing materials, but states still say they aren’t getting enough to administer large-scale testing.

Checked by FactCheck.org21 Apr 2020United States
Donald J. Trump for President, President's reelection campaign

“They asked for a quarter of a trillion dollars in 48 hours. I said, well, I don’t think so,” quoting Nancy Pelosi about the second round of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Out of Context

FactCheck.org says: The video cherry-picks quotes from Pelosi to leave the false impression that she opposes more funding for the Paycheck Protection Program. She was negotiating more money to “open this [program] up to many more people”

Joe Biden, Former vice president

“We also dealt with the whole pandemic that was in Africa. Kept it under control by doing what I urged the president to do months ago, he’s doing now, get the United States military in building hospitals, et cetera, tent hospitals and the like.”

Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios

Washington Post says: Biden hadn’t raised building hospitals “months ago.” He first mentioned doing so March 12 during his speech on the coronavirus.