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“A lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act backed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey “would eliminate health care for over 800,000 West Virginians.”
PolitiFact says: The analysis didn’t only address people at risk of losing their coverage entirely. It also includes people who could see higher premiums or restrictions on what conditions are covered.
“Doctors inflate the number of COVID deaths because they get paid more for COVID patients.”
PolitiFact says: Hospitals might get paid more for Medicare COVID patients, but their doctors don't. And there's no evidence that the death count is over reported.
“COVID ends next Wednesday.”
“SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is airborne.”
Vera Files says: Latest briefs from WHO and the the U.S. CDC say SARS-CoV-2 is still mainly transmitted through respiratory secretions or droplets that can reach the mouth, nose and eyes of someone who comes in close contact with a COVI…
“Kayleigh McEnany presented Lesley Stahl with a blank binder instead of a binder full of Trump's health care plan.”
“Thanks to our relentless efforts, 97% of all current emergency rooms visits are for something other than" the coronavirus.”
FactCheck.org says: Trump could have boasted of similar percentages -- 93% to 96% -- during the worst periods of the pandemic.
“The number of coronavirus deaths is “almost nothing.”
“Deb Frecklington sacked 4,400 health workers last time imagine our health response if we hadn't reversed those cuts.”
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Miles's claim is overstated. While data shows a cut of the magnitude suggested by the Health Minister was made by the LNP, the LNP restored some of that cut itself, with Labor finishing the job when it came to power …
“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”
PolitiFact says: West Virginia data shows increases in emergency room visits due to overdoses in June, July and August of 2020 compared with the same months in 2019, mirroring national patterns.
“Felicitation video of Kodagu district collector for controlling COVID-19”
FACTLY says: This video shows ‘Safe Shop India’ e-commerce company associate Naziya Begum being greeted by her company staff. She is not the collector of Kodagu district in Karnataka.
“More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.”
PolitiFact says: Current data on suicides is lacking, but based on past years, the coronavirus kills about four times as many people monthly as suicide.
“Says Troy Nehls “called wearing masks 'un-American' and called those who do 'communists.”
PolitiFact says: Commenting on a mask mandate, Nehls made references to un-American and communist dictators. Nehls did not say mask wearing is un-American and did not say people who wear masks are communists.
“U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats.”
PolitiFact says: Decisions on how to classify a given death are made by local doctors or coroners, but based on World Health Organization guidelines followed by the U.S. and nearly every other country.
“Drinking boiled or pureed serpentina leaves can kill all the cancer cells in your body within 24 hours of intake.”
“COVID-19 is a mild disease, masks are useless, and there is a global conspiracy roadmap.”
“Foxconn hasn't hit job targets on its massive Wisconsin factory because "No. 1, you had a pandemic.”
PolitiFact says: Foxconn’s hiring and infrastructure improvements dramatically lagged their promises long before the pandemic hit.
“Georgia has “almost 100,000 more (COVID-19) cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina.”
PolitiFact says: The numbers check out accurately.
“Says Karen Handel "slashed the Centers for Disease Control's ability to fight diseases, cutting millions in research funding.”
PolitiFact says: McBath cites a Handel vote for a large budget bill. The vote isn’t proof that Handel supported any particular measure in the bill.
“Video of a woman getting arrested for not wearing a mask in Singapore”
FACTLY says: According to news articles, the woman got arrested for pouring soup on a stranger and biting him. The police also confirmed the same. The woman’s arrest has nothing to do with her not wearing a mask