“Black Lives Matter protesters and Mexicans have contributed to the rise of coronavirus cases in the U.S.”
What FactCheck.org found
Experts say there is no evidence that Black Lives Matter protests or Mexicans have caused the spike in coronavirus cases in pockets of the U.S., contradicting President Donald Trump’s assertions.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 22 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 July 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “No Evidence”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-briefing-07…
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