“The president said it was a hoax.”
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic vice presidential nominee. in the vice presidential debate held at Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah. Claim dated 7 Oct 2020.
Washington Post rated thisMostly False
What Washington Post found
Harris is taking comments from President Trump out of context. The full quote shows Trump is criticizing Democratic talking points and the media’s coverage of his administration’s response to the coronavirus.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Kamala D. Harris (Democratic vice presidential nominee) made this claim around 7 October 2020. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 October 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- usatoday.comhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/08/vice-presidential-debat…
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