“Says President Donald Trump “never downplayed the virus.”
Kayleigh McEnany
White House press secretary. During a White House press briefing. Claim dated 9 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
Trump said that he downplayed the virus.
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In short
Kayleigh McEnany (White House press secretary) made this claim around 9 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 September 2020. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Kayleigh McEnany has 17 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 8 of them false or fake, 6 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/Y26JFkdrx2I?t=642
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