“Says Joe Biden “was in charge of the H1N1 Swine Flu epidemic which killed thousands of people. The response was one of the worst on record. Our response is one of the best, with fast action of border closings & a 78% Approval Rating, the highest on record. His was lowest!”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. in a tweet. Claim dated 12 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 12 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 March 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Mostly 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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