“Students "don’t catch it easily; they don’t bring it home easily.”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. In a White House coronavirus press briefing.. Claim dated 22 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisNot for older students
What PolitiFact found
Early research suggests the virus affects older teens similarly to adults.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 22 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 24 July 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Not for older students”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-briefing-07…
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