“Look, Dr. Fauci said, ‘Don’t wear a mask.’”
What Washington Post found
Fauci initially wanted to preserve masks for healthcare workers but changed position once science indicated that the virus was spread by people who were asymptomatic.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President) made this claim around 19 July 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 July 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Not the Whole Story”.
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.
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