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“Speaking of Donald Trump and the COVID-19 pandemic, “Remember when he told us, ‘Don’t worry; this will all be over by Easter’? Remember when he told us, literally, inject bleach?”
Joe Biden President of the United States. Scranton, Pennsylvania. Claim dated 16 Apr 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts

What FactCheck.org found

Trump said he hoped that by Easter the country could reopen businesses and other services that had been temporarily shut down. He did not “literally” tell the public to “inject bleach” as a treatment for COVID-19.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Joe Biden (President of the United States) made this claim around 16 April 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 April 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.

Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.

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