“Says fired inspector general Michael Atkinson brought a “terrible, inaccurate whistleblower report” to Congress.”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. In coronavirus press briefing at the White House. Claim dated 4 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 4 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 April 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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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