“Says President Barack Obama "signed the medical appliance tax bill that forced companies to outsource manufacturing of masks, gowns, gloves and ventilaors [sic] to China, Europe and Russia to avoid the tax.”
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Claim dated 23 Apr 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Obama did not sign anything into law called the "medical appliance tax bill." A moratorium was placed on the medical device tax he did sign into law as part of the Affordable Care Act in late 2015.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 April 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 May 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3042273349144351&set=a.771765556195153&type=3&the…
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