“Says President Barack Obama “waited six months to call swine flu an emergency after thousands died.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 29 Feb 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 29 February 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 March 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- prntly.comhttps://prntly.com/2020/02/29/flashback-obama-waited-6-months-to-call-swine-flu-an-emerge…
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