“Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Tammy Baldwin
U.S. Senator, D-Wisconsin. a tweet. Claim dated 19 Nov 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Yes, Americans pay more for remdesivir. No, Trump administration isn’t to blame for that
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In short
Tammy Baldwin (U.S. Senator, D-Wisconsin) made this claim around 19 November 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 December 2020, 12 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Tammy Baldwin has 17 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 2 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 5 true.
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