“The coronavirus has seen a “big surge in New Zealand. It's terrible. We don't want that.”
Donald Trump
President of the United States. in a speech. Claim dated 17 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 17 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 August 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
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
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/2-Q3W2sbEOw?t=1772
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