“Says President Donald Trump said, “People are dying who have never died before.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 18 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 March 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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- Saved copy of the posthttps://web.archive.org/save/https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=3522189717…
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