Donald Trump, U.S. president
PolitiFact rated this: Mitigation included
PolitiFact says: "We’ve never put forward a forecast that included no mitigation," the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation spokeswoman said.
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PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The CDC’s estimate for seasonal flu deaths for the 2017-18 season was about 61,000. The CDC’s preliminary estimate for seasonal flu deaths for the 2018-19 season is about 34,200, but that’s not the final number.
Scott Fitzgerald, Senate Majority Leader
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
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PolitiFact rated this: False
Donald Trump, President
PolitiFact rated this: Needs context.
PolitiFact says: Trump’s ad mashes together his statements about the pandemic with comments or critical actions by Democrats and a journalist that are taken out of context. The ad cherry-picks praise of Trump by New York Gov. Andrew Cuom
Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Cuomo was right on the numbers, wrong on the timeframe.
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PolitiFact rated this: False
Ron DeSantis, Florida governor
PolitiFact rated this: Unproven with state data
PolitiFact says: The available data suggests that transmission has become well established in Florida with travel playing a minimal role, experts said.
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PolitiFact rated this: False
Paul Farrow, Waukesha County Executive
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
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PolitiFact rated this: False
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PolitiFact rated this: False
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PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The New York Times story examined a new allegation that Joe Biden sexually assaulted a former staff assistant in 1993. Thirteen words were removed, but the same words that were removed are intact two paragraphs earlier.
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PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Retired lawmakers don’t receive full pay as their pension, and in most cases they won’t be vested after serving just one term in office. Federal law caps pensions at 80% of full salary.
Donald Trump, President of the United States
PolitiFact rated this: False
Tucker Carlson, Fox News talk show host
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
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PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: 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.
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PolitiFact rated this: False
Tony Evers, Wisconsin governor, Democrat
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: This claim lines up with projections made by DHS, and experts say it’s in line with what other models projected as well. But Evers neglects to describe this as an estimate or projection.
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PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: To guard against the spread of the coronavirus, the CDC recommends nearly everyone wear a face covering when out in public and where social distancing is more difficult. That's a change from its previous advice.