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“President Donald Trump “put a hold on ALL EVICTIONS through December.”
Social media posts social media posts. Claim dated 8 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

Trump’s executive order doesn’t extend an existing moratorium. It takes a softer approach, telling executive branch officials to think about possible solutions to evictions during the pandemic.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 8 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 August 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

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