“President Donald Trump claimed doctors said 'they've never seen a body kill the coronavirus' like his body”
USA TODAY rated this: False
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“President Donald Trump said, "The doctors said they’ve never seen a body kill the Coronavirus like my body. They tested my DNA and it wasn’t DNA. It was USA.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“Donald Trump said, “The doctors said they’ve never seen a body kill the coronavirus like my body. They tested my DNA and it wasn’t DNA. It was USA.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The government is going to force a coronavirus vaccine on everyone.”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“President Trump's coronavirus test result was a "false positive" and is part of a "coup.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Conspiracy theory
“Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: While unemployment was near historical lows under Trump, growth in GDP was well below what previous presidents achieved, and other metrics such as wages and business investment ranged from decent to mediocre.
“WHO Said Coronavirus Is Losing Potency”
Vishvas News rated this: FALSE
Vishvas News says: WHO didn’t say coronavirus is losing potency. The viral post falsely attributed to WHO has resurfaced on social media.
“Coroner saying George Floyd died of drug overdose, not police brutality.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Nobody is found dead of corona in their homes.. They all die at the hospital.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says that to help people in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Mike Garcia said: "Everyone should have to figure out how to fend for themselves.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The TV ad uses a narrator, words on the screen and imagery to invoke COVID-19. It then immediately uses the Garcia remark, without indicating that he made it about food stamps.
“The coronavirus … and this is their new hoax.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The Biden ad uses three examples of misleading material
“We will start distributing [a coronavirus vaccine] immediately. …To the general public, very shortly there — I mean, really, to the general public: immediately.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Officials expect only a limited number of vaccine doses will be available in 2020 — and those will be given to prioritized groups. Members of the general public may not be able to receive a shot until well into 2021.
“Inhaling steam reaches the coronavirus hidden behind the paranasal sinus and kills it at 70°C”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: WHO has clarified that steam inhalation does not prevent one from catching COVID-19. Also, they cautioned that extremely hot steam can be harmful to humans, as there is a risk of burn injury. UNICEF through a fact-check…
“All evidence points to the fact that our kids are 17 times more likely to have ill effects from the seasonal flu than they are from the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Forest cherry-picked the stat and then presented it as a medical consensus. Experts say it's difficult to compare the diseases.
“Los Angeles County canceled trick or treating because of the coronavirus”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
“For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“The pandemic "was awful. Health and economic impacts were tragic. Hardship and heartbreak were everywhere. But presidential leadership came swiftly and effectively, with an extraordinary rescue for health and safety to successfully fight the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pandemic not in rear-view mirror
PolitiFact says: Nationally, the death toll continues to climb. Deaths had passed 170,000 by the time of the convention.
“It’s wrong that billionaires got $400 billion richer during the pandemic, while millions lost their $600 a week in extra unemployment.”
Washington Post rated this: Cherry-picked number
Washington Post says: The $400 billion figure reflects a date a month after the stock market fell sharply; billionaires had lost money collectively if a February date was used.
“The second daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin died after getting a second dose of Sputnik V, Russia's COVID-19 vaccine.”
Vera Files rated this: False
“The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Clinton was accurate for the broadest comparison, which includes a 20-nation selection of OECD nations between January 2020 and June 2020. The rate in the U.S. was 3.1 times higher in June than in January.