“Says President Donald Trump made comments downplaying the coronavirus as the number of cases in the U.S. rose exponentially.”
PolitiFact rated this: Most comments came early
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“Says that under order from Gov. Tony Evers, he and his eight children can’t legally have dinner together anymore.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Says to leave objects in the sun to avoid contracting the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Speaking of his restriction on travel from China, “I had (Joe) Biden calling me xenophobic. … He called me a racist, because of the fact that he felt it was a racist thing to stop people from China coming in.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Says the CDC now says that the coronavirus can survive on surfaces for up to 17 days.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says truck drivers are being turned away from fast-food restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“A military Humvee labeled “COVID-19 quarantine team” was on Interstate 696 in Michigan.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“All schools in Canada are closed for the rest of the school year, each family will receive $950 every two weeks for the next 15 weeks, banks were notif(ied) to suspend mortgage payments for at least 6 months, and student loans deferred.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“An audio message lists five ways people can prevent the novel coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Australia Closing Borders in a few hours for 6-months”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“If you are in Las Vegas and you get a knock on your door from NV Power, 2020 Census or CVD-19 testers, do not open your door. They are robbing people at gunpoint.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo “rejected buying recommended 16,000 ventilators in 2015 for the pandemic, for a pandemic, established death panels and lotteries instead. So, he had a chance to buy, in 2015, 16,000 ventilators at a very low price, and he turned it down.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“We've done more tests in eight days than South Korea has done in eight weeks.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Fish tank additive may treat coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Nate McMurray wants to reward illegals with amnesty.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Putin has stated: Russian citizens (have) 2 options: Stay home for 15 days or in jail for 5 years.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Quotes Joe Biden as saying “people who have never died before are now dying from coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Says Russia unleashed more than 500 lions on its streets to ensure that people are staying indoors during this pandemic outbreak.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire