“COVID-19 infections down 61% from Trump’s last day. COVID-19 vaccinations up 85% from Trump’s last day. Competence Matters.”
Social media posts
social media posts. Claim dated 19 Feb 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
The number of new infections and the pace of vaccinations have shown steady improvement during Biden’s tenure, but cases began declining more than a week before he took office, and the vaccination pace didn't change much
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 February 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 February 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/TheOther98/photos/a.115969958413991/5958758930801702/?type=3&the…
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