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“President Donald Trump “took fast action” in regard to testing for the novel coronavirus.”
Donald J. Trump for President President's reelection campaign. TV ad. Claim dated 5 May 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading

What FactCheck.org found

There were a number of snags and miscues that prevented robust, widespread early testing, including manufacturing problems.

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In short

Donald J. Trump for President (President's reelection campaign) made this claim around 5 May 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 8 May 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.

Donald J. Trump for President has 9 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 8 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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