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“In Michigan, "churches are closed. The schools are closed, and the whole state is closed.”
Donald Trump President of the United States. Fox News interview. Claim dated 8 Oct 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse

What FactCheck.org found

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted the state's stay-at-home order on June 1. The vast majority of the state's businesses are open with some restrictions, as are churches and schools, with some remote teaching.

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In short

Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 8 October 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 October 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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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