“Excess mortality in Europe this year is 33% higher than the United States — evidence that the tragic cost of this virus is higher in other Western nations.”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. White House briefing. Claim dated 19 Aug 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
That’s only possible when cherry-picking numbers or ignoring Europe’s larger population.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 19 August 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 August 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
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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- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-briefing-au…
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