“No matter how you look at it, America is leading the world in testing" for COVID-19.”
What FactCheck.org found
While the United States has done more total tests for COVID-19 than any other country, it doesn't lead when testing is measured by other metrics.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Brett Giroir (Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services) made this claim around 11 May 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 May 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Brett Giroir has 3 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 2 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-briefing-co…
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